Macao SAR, China: Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.72 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.75 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3.06 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 88% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Macao SAR, China in the 2021 ranking

• Iceland — 1st of 5: 99.69%
• Morocco — 2nd of 5: 89.92%
• Ukraine — 4th of 5: 82%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 5th of 5: 79.5%

What this measures

This indicator refers to male individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.

Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) in nearby economies

• Hong Kong SAR, China — 96.67% (2024)
• Indonesia — 75.65% (2024)
• Japan — 88.62% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 97.62% (2024)
• Malaysia — 98.36% (2024)
• Singapore — 94.96% (2024)
• Thailand — 91.91% (2024)

More infrastructure data for Macao SAR, China

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 81,260 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 11.28 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 1.45 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 201.14 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 0.15% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 89.83% (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 215,037 (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 29.86 (2024)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 12.5% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Macao SAR, China's individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population)?

88.62% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2006?

It is up 38.47 percentage points from 50.14% in 2006. The highest value was 88.62% in 2021 and the lowest 50.14% in 2006.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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