Internet in Ukraine
overview of the Internet in Ukraine
The Internet in Ukraine is well developed and steadily growing.
As of 2011, Ukraine was ranked 9th in the "Top 10 Internet countries in Europe", with then 33.9% Internet penetration and 15.3 million users; growing to 36.8% in 2012. However, as of January 2021 about 30 million Ukrainians (85% of the country's population older than 15) were Internet users.
In 2011, online retailing turnover in Ukraine exceeded US$2 bn. For 2012, it was expected to reach US$4 bn. Online payments in the country in 2011 where estimated at US$400 million, 200% growth compared to 2010.
As of September 2020, Ukraine ranked 59th among the world's countries by the fixed broadband Internet access speed, with an average download speed of 59.13 mbit/s, and 80th by the mobile network Internet access speed with 25.63 mbit/s.
Freedom House concluded that the Internet in Ukraine is "Partly Free" in 2019 and 2020.
A Research & Branding Group February 2021 poll found that for the first time Ukrainians preferred the Internet as their primary news source instead of television (51% preferred the Internet and 41% TV).
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Internet was partly provided by the Starlink satellite service.
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