Puerto Rico

Highlights

  1. In Puerto Rico, there are 10 data centers and there are 2 active IXPs.
  2. Approximately 87% of the population is an Internet user.
  3. As of 2023, the population of Puerto Rico was 3,205,691. The United Nations defines it as a small island developing state.
  4. Internet Society rates the choice of Internet service providers as very poor.
  5. Out of the 1000 most-visited websites, 22% can be reached on a local server or cache in Puerto Rico. This falls below Internet Society's target of 50%.
ccTLD
.pr
Flag of Puerto Rico
Region
Americas
Sub-region
Caribbean
Population
3,205,691
Classification
  • Small Island Developing State
  • High income country

Internet Usage Permanent link

Internet penetration

87%

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

85%
Americas average
199520002005201020152020

Usage by gender

Proportion of the population that uses the Internet, by gender

Note: Measurement methods vary by country.

  • Female: 88%
  • Male: 87%

Average download speed

Based on an average of 300 users

  • No data Mbps
    Broadband
  • No data Mbps
    Mobile

Average Internet cost

< 1%

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.

95
active networks

International connections

Routes to the global Internet

Upstream diversity is

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

Adoption of IPv6

54%
of users can access online resources using IPv6, the new generation of the Internet Protocol
43%
Americas average
20212022202320242025

Market Overview Permanent link

Data centers

Number of data centers in operation

10

active data centers

Internet Exchange Points

2

IXPs in Puerto Rico

6
Americas average
16% of 116

registered networks connect via an IXP

202020212022202320242025

Total number of IXP members in Puerto Rico

Locally cached content

22%

of the top 1000 websites in Puerto Rico can be accessed through an in-country server or cache

71%
Americas average

Top Internet service providers

Top Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by market share

  • LCPRL: 48%
  • COQUI-NET: 41%
  • CRITICALHUBNET: 1%
  • DMWIRELESS: 1%
  • OSNET: 1%

Country-level domain use

5,400

domains registered using .pr, 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

  • 10%
    of IPv4 prefixes protected
  • 20%
    of IPv6 prefixes protected

ROV

Route origin validation filters out route announcements

  • 9%
    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

6%
Americas average

Adoption of DNSSEC

25%

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

37%
Americas 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).

Pulse uses the most recent possible data from international sources. For some indicators in Pulse, the source data may be updated more frequently. For more information on how often we update individual data points, see the Indicator page.