The Internet in Ukraine is well developed and steadily growing.
In April 2012 rapid growth was forecast for at least two more years.[1] As of 2011[update], Ukraine was ranked 9th in the "Top 10 Internet countries in Europe", with then 33.9% Internet penetration and 15.3 million users; growing to 36.8% in 2012.[2] However, as of January 2021[update] about 30 million Ukrainians (85% of the country's population older than 15) were Internet users.[3]
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In 2011, online retailing turnover in Ukraine exceeded US$2 bn. For 2012, it was expected to reach US$4 bn. Online payments in the country in 2011 where estimated at US$400 million, 200% growth compared to 2010.[4]
As of September 2020[update], Ukraine ranked 59th among the world's countries by the fixed broadband Internet access speed, with an average download speed of 59.13 mbit/s, and 80th by the mobile network Internet access speed with 25.63 mbit/s.[5]
Freedom House concluded that the Internet in Ukraine is "Partly Free" in 2019 and 2020.[6][7]
A Research & Branding Group February 2021 poll found that for the first time Ukrainians preferred the Internet as their primary news source instead of television (51% preferred the Internet and 41% TV).[8]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Internet was partly provided by the Starlink satellite service.[9][10]
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