Global VPN Adoption Index
Find out where your country ranks in terms of VPN usage
About the index
VPN usage varies widely around the world. Countries with internet restrictions ban social media platforms, websites, applications and employ numerous other censorship tools. Users turn to VPNs to avoid these restrictions. Others use VPNs to access geo-blocked streaming services. Also, many people connect to a VPN to ensure their privacy and security online. In 2020, people from 85 selected countries downloaded VPN applications over 277 million times.
Global VPN Adoption Index
Find out where your country ranks in terms of VPN usage
About the index
VPN usage varies widely around the world. Countries with internet restrictions ban social media platforms, websites, applications and employ numerous other censorship tools. Users turn to VPNs to avoid these restrictions. Others use VPNs to access geo-blocked streaming services. Also, many people connect to a VPN to ensure their privacy and security online. In 2020, people from 85 selected countries downloaded VPN applications over 277 million times.
Highest VPN adoption rate by country
The adoption rate shows what percentage of the country's population downloaded VPN services in 2020.
Lowest VPN adoption rate by country
The adoption rate shows what percentage of the country's population downloaded VPN services in 2020.
Check your country’s VPN adoption index
The table displays VPN downloads by country, the country's population, and the VPN adoption rate in 2020.
Pos. | Country | Downloads  | Population | VPN adoption index  iWhat % of the country's population downloaded VPN services in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United Arab Emirates | 6 093 301 | 9.89M | 61.61% |
2 | Qatar | 1 528 763 | 2.88M | 53.06% |
3 | Oman | 1 805 478 | 5.11M | 35.36% |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 10 081 329 | 34.81M | 28.96% |
5 | Azerbaijan | 2 267 024 | 10.14M | 22.36% |
6 | Kuwait | 933 664 | 4.27M | 21.86% |
7 | Singapore | 945 425 | 5.85M | 16.16% |
8 | Indonesia | 41 960 387 | 273.52M | 15.34% |
9 | Great Britain | 8 192 613 | 67.89M | 12.07% |
10 | United States | 38 117 671 | 331.00M | 11.52% |
11 | Turkey | 9 449 156 | 84.34M | 11.2% |
12 | Ireland | 517 908 | 5.06M | 10.24% |
13 | New Zealand | 481 086 | 4.82M | 9.98% |
14 | Australia | 2 498 393 | 25.50M | 9.8% |
15 | Hong Kong | 730 656 | 7.50M | 9.75% |
16 | Netherlands | 1 639 583 | 17.13M | 9.57% |
17 | Malaysia | 2 959 597 | 32.37M | 9.14% |
18 | Canada | 3 432 173 | 37.74M | 9.09% |
19 | Luxembourg | 55 619 | 625.98K | 8.89% |
20 | South Korea | 4 470 980 | 51.27M | 8.72% |
21 | Ukraine | 3 442 970 | 43.73M | 7.87% |
22 | Israel | 680 697 | 8.66M | 7.86% |
23 | Panama | 327 896 | 4.31M | 7.6% |
24 | Algeria | 3 143 209 | 43.85M | 7.17% |
25 | Belarus | 634 846 | 9.45M | 6.72% |
26 | Philippines | 7 265 777 | 109.58M | 6.63% |
27 | Portugal | 669 379 | 10.20M | 6.56% |
28 | Lebanon | 435 478 | 6.83M | 6.38% |
29 | Kazakhstan | 1 187 838 | 18.78M | 6.33% |
30 | Pakistan | 13 259 084 | 220.89M | 6% |
31 | Norway | 302 894 | 5.42M | 5.59% |
32 | Sweden | 553 703 | 10.10M | 5.48% |
33 | Belgium | 609 222 | 11.59M | 5.26% |
34 | Argentina | 2 372 693 | 45.20M | 5.25% |
35 | France | 3 425 823 | 65.27M | 5.25% |
36 | Lithuania | 139 488 | 2.72M | 5.12% |
37 | Tunisia | 591 643 | 11.82M | 5.01% |
38 | Chile | 956 736 | 19.12M | 5% |
39 | Paraguay | 356 625 | 7.13M | 5% |
40 | Finland | 271 266 | 5.54M | 4.9% |
41 | Denmark | 278 784 | 5.79M | 4.81% |
42 | Estonia | 62 941 | 1.33M | 4.74% |
43 | Brazil | 9 677 209 | 212.56M | 4.55% |
44 | Uruguay | 157 187 | 3.47M | 4.53% |
45 | Dominican Republic | 515 755 | 11.40M | 4.52% |
46 | Germany | 3 678 660 | 83.78M | 4.39% |
47 | Italy | 2 641 222 | 60.46M | 4.37% |
48 | Spain | 1 998 460 | 46.75M | 4.27% |
49 | Costa Rica | 212 319 | 5.09M | 4.17% |
50 | Switzerland | 369 513 | 8.95M | 4.13% |
51 | Croatia | 169 257 | 4.11M | 4.12% |
52 | Latvia | 71 012 | 1.89M | 3.76% |
53 | Greece | 372 716 | 10.42M | 3.58% |
54 | Ecuador | 626 173 | 17.64M | 3.55% |
55 | Russia | 4 920 651 | 145.93M | 3.37% |
56 | Vietnam | 3 262 426 | 97.34M | 3.35% |
57 | Mexico | 4 262 070 | 128.93M | 3.31% |
58 | India | 45 248 196 | 1.38B | 3.28% |
59 | Austria | 295 229 | 9.01M | 3.28% |
60 | Venezuela | 912 259 | 28.44M | 3.21% |
61 | Czech Republic | 335 437 | 10.71M | 3.13% |
62 | Peru | 1 016 430 | 32.97M | 3.08% |
63 | El Salvador | 199 088 | 6.49M | 3.07% |
64 | Slovakia | 162 005 | 5.46M | 2.97% |
65 | Hungary | 283 829 | 9.66M | 2.94% |
66 | Colombia | 1 492 397 | 50.88M | 2.93% |
67 | Romania | 562 179 | 19.24M | 2.92% |
68 | Nicaragua | 193 427 | 6.62M | 2.92% |
69 | Egypt | 2 897 635 | 102.33M | 2.83% |
70 | Slovenia | 56 448 | 2.08M | 2.72% |
71 | Poland | 998 726 | 37.85M | 2.64% |
72 | Taiwan | 629 805 | 24.21M | 2.6% |
73 | Guatemala | 449 685 | 17.92M | 2.51% |
74 | Bolivia | 284 040 | 11.67M | 2.43% |
75 | Bulgaria | 164 775 | 6.95M | 2.37% |
76 | Thailand | 1 487 880 | 69.80M | 2.13% |
77 | Cambodia | 342 034 | 16.72M | 2.05% |
78 | Sri Lanka | 409 859 | 21.41M | 1.91% |
79 | Uzbekistan | 611 417 | 33.47M | 1.83% |
80 | Nigeria | 3 351 521 | 206.14M | 1.63% |
81 | South Africa | 781 806 | 59.73M | 1.31% |
82 | Ghana | 405 105 | 31.26M | 1.3% |
83 | Japan | 1 383 635 | 126.48M | 1.09% |
84 | Kenya | 271 979 | 53.77M | 0.51% |
85 | Madagascar | 36 259 | 27.69M | 0.13% |
Methodology
Atlas VPN research team analyzed and ranked 85 countries in terms of VPN usage in 2020. The VPN penetration rate was calculated by summing up VPN downloads by country and dividing them by the country’s population. The VPN download data is extracted from Google Play Store and Apple App Store using the Sensor Tower service. Download data includes the 45 biggest VPN providers.
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