Internet in Kazakhstan

The Internet in Kazakhstan (ccTLD: .kz) is growing rapidly. Between 2001 and 2005, the number of Internet users increased from 200,000 to 1 million. By 2007, Kazakhstan reported Internet penetration levels of 8.5 percent, rising to 12.4 percent in 2008 and 34.3% in 2010.[1] By 2013, Kazakhstani officials reported Internet penetration levels of 62.2 percent, with about 10 million users.[2] There are five first-tier ISPs with international Internet connections and approximately 100 second-tier ISPs that are purchasing Internet traffic from the first-tier ISPs. As of 2019, more than 75% of Kazakhstan's population has access to the internet, a figure well ahead of any other country in Central Asia.[3] The Internet consumption in the country rose from 356 PB in 2018 to 1,000 PB in 2022.[4]

As of 2021 Kazakhstan is currently rated "not free" by Freedom House's Freedom on the Net report.

  1. ^ "Number of internet users increases 20% in Kazakhstan". En.tengrinews.kz. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. ^ "About 10 million are Internet users in Kazakhstan". Inform.kz. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Kazakhstan's digitisation is improving lives, businesses". astanatimes.com. 22 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Mobile Operators to Address Poor Internet Quality Amid Public Outcry - Qazaqstan Monitor". qazmonitor.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.