99.6%. That is the share of people aged 15 to 74 in the Kingdom who use the internet, according to the General Authority for Statistics' 2026 survey of access to and use of information and communication technology by households and individuals, reported on 1 and 2 November 2026. Among Saudis the rate is 99.8% for men and 99.5% for women, and the 15 to 24 age group leads at 99.9%.
The results describe a population that lives on the phone and deals with government online. The main numbers:
- 98.4% of individuals go online by mobile phone, against 13.9% by laptop and 12.3% by tablet.
- 98.0% use the internet at least once a day, and 99.3% use it at home.
- 98.4% carry out government services online, rising to 98.6% among Saudis. Getting electronic forms is the top use, at 89.0%.
- 99.7% of internet users are on social networks, 87.8% watch video, 55.2% listen to audio and 19.4% play games.
- 74.5% of internet users buy goods or services online, rising to 84.9% among Saudis, with women at 86.8% ahead of men at 83.1%.
Clothing, shoes, sports and household goods top the list of online purchases at 85.2%, followed by food and groceries at 54.4% and books, magazines and newspapers at 22.8%.
