Kiribati

Highlights

  1. As of 2023, the population of Kiribati was 132,530. The United Nations defines it as a least developed country and a small island developing state.
  2. Approximately 54% of the population is an Internet user.
  3. Internet Society rates the choice of Internet service providers as very poor.
ccTLD
.ki
Flag of Kiribati
Region
Oceania
Sub-region
Micronesia
Population
132,530
Classification
  • Least Developed Country
  • Small Island Developing State
  • Lower middle income country

Internet Usage Permanent link

Internet penetration

54%

of the population used the Internet at least once over a 3-month period

78%
Oceania average
20002005201020152020

Average download speed

Based on an average of 300 users

  • No data Mbps
    Broadband
  • No data Mbps
    Mobile

Average Internet cost

7.80%

of average income (GNI) is needed to cover a low-consumption basket, using at least 3G technology.

2018201920202021202220232024

Network Infrastructure Permanent link

Mobile 4G and 5G coverage

  • No data
    has access to at least one device with 4G mobile Internet
  • No data
    has access to at least one device with 5G mobile Internet

Active networks

The building blocks of the Internet, identified by Autonomous System (AS) numbers.

2
active networks

International connections

Routes to the global Internet

Upstream diversity is

Very Good
More than 2 connections to the global Internet improves the ability to recover from unexpected events.

Adoption of IPv6

23%
of users can access online resources using IPv6, the new generation of the Internet Protocol
29%
Oceania average
Jul 2023Oct 2023Jan 2024Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025

Market Overview Permanent link

Top Internet service providers

Top Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by market share

  • SPACEX-STARLINK: 72%
  • ATHKL-AS-AP Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Kiribati Ltd: 22%
  • KBSPL-AS-AP Kacific Broadband Satellites Pte Ltd: 6%

Country-level domain use

633

domains registered using .ki, the country code top-level domain (ccTLD).

Market competition

Very Poor

market competitiveness for Internet customers and end users

Security Permanent link

Routing security practices

The use of resource public key infrastructure (RPKI), which connects IP prefixes to the correct autonomous system (AS)

ROA

Route origin authorization uses a cryptographic signature to certify network announcements

  • 67%
    of IPv4 prefixes protected
  • 100%
    of IPv6 prefixes protected

ROV

Route origin validation filters out route announcements

  • < 1%
    of networks are using ROV to filter out invalid prefixes and networks

DNSSEC status

  • Active

DNSSEC coverage

1%

of all domains under the ccTLD are protected with DNSSEC

1%
Oceania average

Adoption of DNSSEC

70%

of DNS queries are protected by DNSSEC, across all web traffic

55%
Oceania average

Footnotes Permanent link

The geographic boundaries and country names shown do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Internet Society concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities. Regions and Sub-Regions are taken from the UN Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49).

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