Digital 2020: Iran

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for Iran in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that's not working for you), but read on below for the essential headlines.

Internet users in Iran

  • There were 58.42 million internet users in Iran in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Iran increased by 5.7 million (+11%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Iran stood at 70% in January 2020.

Social media users in Iran

  • There were 33.40 million social media users in Iran in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Iran increased by 9.4 million (+39%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Iran stood at 40% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Iran

  • There were 127.0 million mobile connections in Iran in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Iran increased by 3.0 million (+2.4%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Iran in January 2020 was equivalent to 152% of the total population.


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