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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. In 2021, the number reached 785 million.
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. In 2021, the number reached 785 million.
Highest VPN adoption rate by country
The adoption rate shows what percentage of the country's population downloaded VPN services in 2021.
Lowest VPN adoption rate by country
The adoption rate shows what percentage of the country's population downloaded VPN services in 2021.
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Pos. | Country | Downloads | Population  | VPN adoption index  What % of the country's population downloaded VPN services in 2020 and 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2020 | 2021  | 2020 | |||
1 | Qatar | 2 007 756 | 1 528 763 | 2.88M | 69.69% | 53.06% |
2 | United Arab Emirates | 5 886 566 | 6 093 301 | 9.89M | 59.52% | 61.61% |
3 | Singapore | 2 874 601 | 945 425 | 5.85M | 49.14% | 16.16% |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 12 760 979 | 10 081 329 | 34.81M | 36.65% | 28.96% |
5 | Oman | 1 718 353 | 1 805 478 | 5.11M | 33.65% | 35.36% |
6 | Kuwait | 1 265 560 | 933 664 | 4.27M | 29.63% | 21.86% |
7 | Pakistan | 65 370 311 | 13 259 084 | 220.89M | 29.59% | 6% |
8 | Kazakhstan | 5 195 865 | 1 187 838 | 18.78M | 27.67% | 6.33% |
9 | Algeria | 12 032 632 | 3 143 209 | 43.85M | 27.44% | 7.17% |
10 | Bolivia | 3 152 877 | 284 040 | 11.67M | 27.01% | 2.43% |
11 | Lebanon | 1 672 750 | 435 478 | 6.83M | 24.51% | 6.38% |
12 | El Salvador | 1 499 446 | 199 088 | 6.49M | 23.12% | 3.07% |
13 | Ecuador | 3 996 522 | 626 173 | 17.64M | 22.65% | 3.55% |
14 | Tunisia | 2 671 136 | 591 643 | 11.82M | 22.6% | 5.01% |
15 | Turkey | 19 020 753 | 9 449 156 | 84.34M | 22.55% | 11.2% |
16 | Malaysia | 7 149 694 | 2 959 597 | 32.37M | 22.09% | 9.14% |
17 | Indonesia | 60 356 339 | 41 960 387 | 273.52M | 22.07% | 15.34% |
18 | Costa Rica | 1 122 181 | 212 319 | 5.09M | 22.03% | 4.17% |
19 | Dominican Republic | 2 504 443 | 515 755 | 11.40M | 21.96% | 4.52% |
20 | India | 277 152 450 | 45 248 196 | 1.38B | 20.08% | 3.28% |
21 | Venezuela | 5 709 719 | 912 259 | 28.44M | 20.08% | 3.21% |
22 | Panama | 820 424 | 327 896 | 4.31M | 19.01% | 7.6% |
23 | Colombia | 9 385 406 | 1 492 397 | 50.88M | 18.45% | 2.93% |
24 | Nicaragua | 1 188 911 | 193 427 | 6.62M | 17.95% | 2.92% |
25 | Uzbekistan | 5 933 467 | 611 417 | 33.47M | 17.73% | 1.83% |
26 | Cambodia | 2 912 190 | 342 034 | 16.72M | 17.42% | 2.05% |
27 | Paraguay | 1 235 502 | 356 625 | 7.13M | 17.32% | 5% |
28 | Uruguay | 584 991 | 157 187 | 3.47M | 16.84% | 4.53% |
29 | Netherlands | 2 801 098 | 1 639 583 | 17.13M | 16.35% | 9.57% |
30 | Luxembourg | 102 115 | 55 619 | 625.98K | 16.31% | 8.89% |
31 | Ukraine | 7 121 198 | 3 442 970 | 43.73M | 16.28% | 7.87% |
32 | Argentina | 7 264 811 | 2 372 693 | 45.20M | 16.07% | 5.25% |
33 | United States | 53 130 805 | 38 117 671 | 331.00M | 16.05% | 11.52% |
34 | Guatemala | 2 806 958 | 449 685 | 17.92M | 15.67% | 2.51% |
35 | Azerbaijan | 1 561 842 | 2 267 024 | 10.14M | 15.4% | 22.36% |
36 | Peru | 5 002 791 | 1 016 430 | 32.97M | 15.17% | 3.08% |
37 | UK | 10 055 282 | 8 192 613 | 67.89M | 14.81% | 12.07% |
38 | Egypt | 15 016 374 | 2 897 635 | 102.33M | 14.67% | 2.83% |
39 | Philippines | 15 514 314 | 7 265 777 | 109.58M | 14.16% | 6.63% |
40 | Ireland | 657 646 | 517 908 | 5.06M | 13% | 10.24% |
41 | Sri Lanka | 2 705 252 | 409 859 | 21.41M | 12.63% | 1.91% |
42 | Belarus | 1 184 939 | 634 846 | 9.45M | 12.54% | 6.72% |
43 | Vietnam | 12 079 080 | 3 262 426 | 97.34M | 12.41% | 3.35% |
44 | Chile | 2 366 039 | 956 736 | 19.12M | 12.38% | 5% |
45 | Hong Kong | 893 865 | 730 656 | 7.50M | 11.92% | 9.75% |
46 | Ghana | 3 586 121 | 405 105 | 31.26M | 11.47% | 1.3% |
47 | Israel | 986 309 | 680 697 | 8.66M | 11.4% | 7.86% |
48 | Mexico | 14 589 336 | 4 262 070 | 128.93M | 11.32% | 3.31% |
49 | Brazil | 23 167 788 | 9 677 209 | 212.56M | 10.9% | 4.55% |
50 | Canada | 3 990 795 | 3 432 173 | 37.74M | 10.57% | 9.09% |
51 | Portugal | 1 056 597 | 669 379 | 10.20M | 10.36% | 6.56% |
52 | New Zealand | 496 361 | 481 086 | 4.82M | 10.29% | 9.98% |
53 | South Korea | 5 130 451 | 4 470 980 | 51.27M | 10.01% | 8.72% |
54 | Australia | 2 503 351 | 2 498 393 | 25.50M | 9.82% | 9.8% |
55 | Lithuania | 257 984 | 139 488 | 2.72M | 9.48% | 5.12% |
56 | France | 6 017 733 | 3 425 823 | 65.27M | 9.22% | 5.25% |
57 | Germany | 7 551 170 | 3 678 660 | 83.78M | 9.01% | 4.39% |
58 | Hungary | 844 656 | 283 829 | 9.66M | 8.74% | 2.94% |
59 | Russia | 12 585 576 | 4 920 651 | 145.93M | 8.62% | 3.37% |
60 | Romania | 1 619 518 | 562 179 | 19.24M | 8.42% | 2.92% |
61 | Greece | 864 267 | 372 716 | 10.42M | 8.29% | 3.58% |
62 | Latvia | 151 135 | 71 012 | 1.89M | 8.01% | 3.76% |
63 | Belgium | 915 717 | 609 222 | 11.59M | 7.9% | 5.26% |
64 | Sweden | 790 004 | 553 703 | 10.10M | 7.82% | 5.48% |
65 | Croatia | 308 887 | 169 257 | 4.11M | 7.52% | 4.12% |
66 | Estonia | 92 729 | 62 941 | 1.33M | 6.99% | 4.74% |
67 | Thailand | 4 861 890 | 1 487 880 | 69.80M | 6.97% | 2.13% |
68 | Nigeria | 14 289 099 | 3 351 521 | 206.14M | 6.93% | 1.63% |
69 | Norway | 363 835 | 302 894 | 5.42M | 6.71% | 5.59% |
70 | Slovakia | 358 566 | 162 005 | 5.46M | 6.57% | 2.97% |
71 | Italy | 3 880 248 | 2 641 222 | 60.46M | 6.42% | 4.37% |
72 | Bulgaria | 442 721 | 164 775 | 6.95M | 6.37% | 2.37% |
73 | Switzerland | 569 051 | 369 513 | 8.95M | 6.36% | 4.13% |
74 | Spain | 2 945 038 | 1 998 460 | 46.75M | 6.3% | 4.27% |
75 | Austria | 560 246 | 295 229 | 9.01M | 6.22% | 3.28% |
76 | Slovenia | 121 450 | 56 448 | 2.08M | 5.84% | 2.72% |
77 | Denmark | 318 215 | 278 784 | 5.79M | 5.49% | 4.81% |
78 | Czech Republic | 570 247 | 335 437 | 10.71M | 5.32% | 3.13% |
79 | Finland | 277 578 | 271 266 | 5.54M | 5.01% | 4.9% |
80 | Taiwan | 1 211 894 | 629 805 | 24.21M | 5.01% | 2.6% |
81 | Kenya | 2 680 954 | 271 979 | 53.77M | 4.99% | 0.51% |
82 | Poland | 1 581 402 | 998 726 | 37.85M | 4.18% | 2.64% |
83 | South Africa | 2 365 233 | 781 806 | 59.73M | 3.96% | 1.31% |
84 | Japan | 1 972 875 | 1 383 635 | 126.48M | 1.56% | 1.09% |
85 | Madagascar | 217 476 | 36 259 | 27.69M | 0.79% | 0.13% |
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