3 Ministry of Transport and Communications figures from 2017, cited in local media, reported 88 percent internet penetration. The UK-based company We Are Social reported 26 percent penetration at around the same time. See, http://www.internetjournal.media/ျမန္မာႏိုင္ငံ မွာ-အင္တာန/ and https://coconuts.co/yangon/news/ministry-of-communications-report-10mi…; Internet in Myanmar, “Internet users in Myanmar increased by 97% in 1 year, 70% are mobile users,” April 11, 2017, https://www.internetinmyanmar.com/internet-users-myanmar2017/. 4 Internet in Myanmar, “Internet users in Myanmar increased by 97% in 1 year, 70% are mobile users,” April 11, 2017, https://www.internetinmyanmar.com/internet-users-myanmar-2017/.; Philip Heijmans, “The Unprecedented Explosion of Smartphones in Myanmar,” Bloomberg, July 10, 2017, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-07-10/the-unprecedented-ex… 5 James Barton, “Myanmar allocates 1.8GHz spectrum with $80m price point,” May 23, 2017, https://www.developingtelecoms.com/business/regulation/7093-myanmar-all…. More footnotes On Myanmar See all data, scores & information on this country or territory. See More Country Facts Global Freedom Score 28 /100 Not Free Internet Freedom Score 17 /100 Not Free In Other Reports Freedom in the World 2017 Other Years 2021