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 H1 2021, the number reaches 616 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 H1 2021, the number reaches 616 million.
Highest VPN adoption rate by country
The adoption rate shows what percentage of the country's population downloaded VPN services in H1 2021.
Lowest VPN adoption rate by country
The adoption rate shows what percentage of the country's population downloaded VPN services in H1 2021.
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 and H1 2021.
Pos. | Country | Downloads | Population  | VPN adoption index  What % of the country's population downloaded VPN services in 2020 and H1 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 H1 | 2020 | 2021 H1  | 2020 | |||
1 | Qatar | 1 281 327 | 1 528 763 | 2.88M | 44.47% | 53.06% |
2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 947 690 | 6 093 301 | 9.89M | 39.91% | 61.61% |
3 | Singapore | 1 731 098 | 945 425 | 5.85M | 29.59% | 16.16% |
4 | India | 348 708 887 | 45 248 196 | 1.38B | 25.27% | 3.28% |
5 | Oman | 1 266 112 | 1 805 478 | 5.11M | 24.79% | 35.36% |
6 | Saudi Arabia | 8 055 101 | 10 081 329 | 34.81M | 23.14% | 28.96% |
7 | Kuwait | 798 534 | 933 664 | 4.27M | 18.7% | 21.86% |
8 | Lebanon | 1 202 395 | 435 478 | 6.83M | 17.62% | 6.38% |
9 | Pakistan | 36 736 077 | 13 259 084 | 220.89M | 16.63% | 6% |
10 | Algeria | 7 100 022 | 3 143 209 | 43.85M | 16.19% | 7.17% |
11 | Bolivia | 1 773 704 | 284 040 | 11.67M | 15.19% | 2.43% |
12 | Dominican Republic | 1 660 659 | 515 755 | 11.40M | 14.56% | 4.52% |
13 | El Salvador | 894 504 | 199 088 | 6.49M | 13.79% | 3.07% |
14 | Kazakhstan | 2 586 943 | 1 187 838 | 18.78M | 13.78% | 6.33% |
15 | Ecuador | 2 425 775 | 626 173 | 17.64M | 13.75% | 3.55% |
16 | Indonesia | 36 179 182 | 41 960 387 | 273.52M | 13.23% | 15.34% |
17 | Turkey | 10 894 896 | 9 449 156 | 84.34M | 12.92% | 11.2% |
18 | Azerbaijan | 1 263 440 | 2 267 024 | 10.14M | 12.46% | 22.36% |
19 | Tunisia | 1 393 296 | 591 643 | 11.82M | 11.79% | 5.01% |
20 | Panama | 485 818 | 327 896 | 4.31M | 11.26% | 7.6% |
21 | Costa Rica | 565 752 | 212 319 | 5.09M | 11.11% | 4.17% |
22 | Nicaragua | 724 297 | 193 427 | 6.62M | 10.93% | 2.92% |
23 | Uruguay | 365 455 | 157 187 | 3.47M | 10.52% | 4.53% |
24 | Colombia | 5 334 136 | 1 492 397 | 50.88M | 10.48% | 2.93% |
25 | Malaysia | 3 370 234 | 2 959 597 | 32.37M | 10.41% | 9.14% |
26 | Paraguay | 712 412 | 356 625 | 7.13M | 9.99% | 5% |
27 | Cambodia | 1 661 596 | 342 034 | 16.72M | 9.94% | 2.05% |
28 | Venezuela | 2 655 203 | 912 259 | 28.44M | 9.34% | 3.21% |
29 | Egypt | 9 386 837 | 2 897 635 | 102.33M | 9.17% | 2.83% |
30 | Uzbekistan | 3 047 325 | 611 417 | 33.47M | 9.1% | 1.83% |
31 | Ukraine | 3 718 381 | 3 442 970 | 43.73M | 8.5% | 7.87% |
32 | United States | 26 860 949 | 38 117 671 | 331.00M | 8.12% | 11.52% |
33 | Philippines | 8 509 961 | 7 265 777 | 109.58M | 7.77% | 6.63% |
34 | Guatemala | 1 362 795 | 449 685 | 17.92M | 7.61% | 2.51% |
35 | Argentina | 3 432 693 | 2 372 693 | 45.20M | 7.6% | 5.25% |
36 | Netherlands | 1 272 726 | 1 639 583 | 17.13M | 7.43% | 9.57% |
37 | Sri Lanka | 1 545 354 | 409 859 | 21.41M | 7.22% | 1.91% |
38 | Great Britain | 4 833 949 | 8 192 613 | 67.89M | 7.12% | 12.07% |
39 | Ghana | 2 146 608 | 405 105 | 31.26M | 6.87% | 1.3% |
40 | Belarus | 646 662 | 634 846 | 9.45M | 6.84% | 6.72% |
41 | Ireland | 345 931 | 517 908 | 5.06M | 6.84% | 10.24% |
42 | Peru | 2 113 411 | 1 016 430 | 32.97M | 6.41% | 3.08% |
43 | Luxembourg | 39 308 | 55 619 | 625.98K | 6.28% | 8.89% |
44 | Chile | 1 157 630 | 956 736 | 19.12M | 6.06% | 5% |
45 | New Zealand | 282 459 | 481 086 | 4.82M | 5.86% | 9.98% |
46 | Hong Kong | 429 101 | 730 656 | 7.50M | 5.72% | 9.75% |
47 | Mexico | 7 238 935 | 4 262 070 | 128.93M | 5.61% | 3.31% |
48 | Canada | 2 070 138 | 3 432 173 | 37.74M | 5.48% | 9.09% |
49 | South Korea | 2 784 050 | 4 470 980 | 51.27M | 5.43% | 8.72% |
50 | Israel | 462 142 | 680 697 | 8.66M | 5.34% | 7.86% |
51 | Australia | 1 305 251 | 2 498 393 | 25.50M | 5.12% | 9.8% |
52 | Brazil | 10 118 856 | 9 677 209 | 212.56M | 4.76% | 4.55% |
53 | Lithuania | 126 751 | 139 488 | 2.72M | 4.66% | 5.12% |
54 | Russia | 6 583 013 | 4 920 651 | 145.93M | 4.51% | 3.37% |
55 | Vietnam | 4 247 976 | 3 262 426 | 97.34M | 4.36% | 3.35% |
56 | Portugal | 442 832 | 669 379 | 10.20M | 4.34% | 6.56% |
57 | France | 2 734 610 | 3 425 823 | 65.27M | 4.19% | 5.25% |
58 | Germany | 3 414 781 | 3 678 660 | 83.78M | 4.08% | 4.39% |
59 | Latvia | 76 575 | 71 012 | 1.89M | 4.06% | 3.76% |
60 | Sweden | 397 655 | 553 703 | 10.10M | 3.94% | 5.48% |
61 | Croatia | 156 937 | 169 257 | 4.11M | 3.82% | 4.12% |
62 | Greece | 362 403 | 372 716 | 10.42M | 3.48% | 3.58% |
63 | Norway | 186 208 | 302 894 | 5.42M | 3.43% | 5.59% |
64 | Romania | 652 073 | 562 179 | 19.24M | 3.39% | 2.92% |
65 | Estonia | 42 818 | 62 941 | 1.33M | 3.23% | 4.74% |
66 | Bulgaria | 222 308 | 164 775 | 6.95M | 3.2% | 2.37% |
67 | Hungary | 305 195 | 283 829 | 9.66M | 3.16% | 2.94% |
68 | Belgium | 359 548 | 609 222 | 11.59M | 3.1% | 5.26% |
69 | Slovakia | 159 307 | 162 005 | 5.46M | 2.92% | 2.97% |
70 | Slovenia | 59 147 | 56 448 | 2.08M | 2.85% | 2.72% |
71 | Italy | 1 615 905 | 2 641 222 | 60.46M | 2.67% | 4.37% |
72 | Switzerland | 238 359 | 369 513 | 8.95M | 2.66% | 4.13% |
73 | Nigeria | 5 440 695 | 3 351 521 | 206.14M | 2.64% | 1.63% |
74 | Spain | 1 203 014 | 1 998 460 | 46.75M | 2.57% | 4.27% |
75 | Thailand | 1 763 337 | 1 487 880 | 69.80M | 2.53% | 2.13% |
76 | Denmark | 141 313 | 278 784 | 5.79M | 2.44% | 4.81% |
77 | Finland | 132 582 | 271 266 | 5.54M | 2.39% | 4.9% |
78 | Taiwan | 564 275 | 629 805 | 24.21M | 2.33% | 2.6% |
79 | Austria | 205 166 | 295 229 | 9.01M | 2.28% | 3.28% |
80 | Czech Republic | 215 807 | 335 437 | 10.71M | 2.02% | 3.13% |
81 | Kenya | 1 079 918 | 271 979 | 53.77M | 2.01% | 0.51% |
82 | Poland | 642 472 | 998 726 | 37.85M | 1.7% | 2.64% |
83 | South Africa | 853 780 | 781 806 | 59.73M | 1.43% | 1.31% |
84 | Japan | 1 079 539 | 1 383 635 | 126.48M | 0.85% | 1.09% |
85 | Madagascar | 115 918 | 36 259 | 27.69M | 0.42% | 0.13% |
Methodology
Atlas VPN research team analyzed and ranked 85 countries in terms of VPN usage in 2020 and H1 2021. 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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