Digital 2020: Sri Lanka

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka

  • There were 10.10 million internet users in Sri Lanka in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Sri Lanka increased by 399 thousand (+4.1%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Sri Lanka stood at 47% in January 2020.

Social media users in Sri Lanka

  • There were 6.40 million social media users in Sri Lanka in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Sri Lanka increased by 491 thousand (+8.3%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Sri Lanka stood at 30% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Sri Lanka

  • There were 31.80 million mobile connections in Sri Lanka in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Sri Lanka increased by 2.2 million (+7.5%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Sri Lanka in January 2020 was equivalent to 149% of the total population.


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