United States of America

Highlights

  1. Approximately 97% of the population is an Internet user.
  2. As of 2024, the population of United States of America was 340,110,988.
  3. United States of America received a security preparedness score of 99.86 on the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index. Its e-government system readiness score is 91.95.
  4. In United States of America, there are 1377 data centers and there are 167 active IXPs.
  5. Internet Society rates the choice of Internet service providers as very good.
ccTLD
.us
Flag of United States of America
Region
Americas
Sub-region
Northern America
Population
340,110,988
UN classification(s)
  • High income country

Internet Usage Permanent link

Internet penetration

97%

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

85%
Americas average

Usage by gender

Proportion of the population that uses the Internet, by gender

Note: Measurement methods vary by country.

  • Female: 75%
  • Male: 74%

Urban and rural Internet penetration

Percentage of the population that uses the Internet in rural and urban areas

Note: Measurement methods vary by country.

  • Urban: 76%
  • Rural: 69%

Average download speed

Based on an average of 300 users

  • 302.68 Mbps
    Broadband
  • 185.00 Mbps
    Mobile

Average Internet cost

< 1%

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

Network Infrastructure Permanent link

Broadband coverage

Broadband connections per 100 inhabitants

38.87

Mobile 4G and 5G coverage

  • 99%
    has access to at least one device with 4G mobile Internet
  • 98%
    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.

0
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

53%
of users can access online resources using IPv6, the new generation of the Internet Protocol
44%
Americas average

Market Overview Permanent link

Data centers

Number of data centers in operation

1,377

active data centers

Internet Exchange Points

167

IXPs in United States of America

6
Americas average
< 1% of 0

active networks connect via an IXP

Total number of IXP members in United States of America

Locally cached content

92%

of the top 1000 websites in United States of America 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

  • Charter Communications LLC: 17%
  • Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: 17%
  • AT&T Enterprises, LLC: 12%
  • Verizon Business: 12%
  • T-Mobile USA, Inc.: 8%

Market competition

Very Good

market competitiveness for Internet customers and end users

Digital public services rating

The UN's measure of a country's e-government ecosystem readiness

91.95

Country-level domain use

2,021,630

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

Security Permanent link

Global Cybersecurity Index

Estimates the ability of a country or economy to prevent and manage cyber incidents

100 / 100

Routing security incidents

These can cause Internet traffic to go to the wrong place, or not reach destinations

41

incidents observed in December 2025

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

  • 43%
    of IPv4 prefixes protected
  • 17%
    of IPv6 prefixes protected

ROV

Route origin validation filters out route announcements

  • 62%
    of networks are using ROV to filter out invalid prefixes and networks

DNSSEC status

  • Active

DNSSEC coverage

4%

of all domains under the ccTLD are protected with DNSSEC

7%
Americas average

Adoption of DNSSEC

36%

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

36%
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.