Internet in Ukraine

The Internet in Ukraine is well developed and steadily growing, mostly uninfluenced by the global financial crisis; in April 2012 rapid growth was forecast for at least two more years.[1] As of 2011, 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 about 30 million Ukrainians (85% of the country's population older than 15) were Internet users.[3]

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, 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]

  1. ^ Ukraine's Internet growth rates will stabilize in 2 or 3 years (in Ukrainian)
  2. ^ "Госстат считает, что в Украине 5 млн интернет-пользователей". AIN. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  3. ^ "focus.ua". www.focus.ua (in Ukrainian). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. ^ "Оборот украинских интернет-магазинов в прошлом году составил более $2 млрд". ht.comments.ua (in Ukrainian).
  5. ^ "Speedtest Global Index – Monthly comparisons of internet speeds from around the world". Speedtest Global Index. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  6. ^ "The Crisis of Social Media". Freedom House. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  7. ^ (in Ukrainian) There is no completely free internet in Ukraine - Freedom House, Ukrayinska Pravda (14 October 2020)
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference 11330729Inafirst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Stone, Mike; Roulette, Joey (2023-06-01). "SpaceX's Starlink wins Pentagon contract for satellite services to Ukraine". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  10. ^ Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starlink satellites active over Ukraine after request from embattled country's leaders, The Independent (26 February 2022)

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