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North America · #80 · 2025–2026

Cuba: internet and everyday apps

Cuba has about 8 million people online — a penetration rate of 72.7% and rank #80 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 12 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 8 million Penetration 72.7% World rank #80 Updated 2026-11-12
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TL;DR
  • Cuba has roughly 8 million internet users (8,000,000 people) — about 72.7% of the population and rank #80 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, Instagram. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Mobility, Tools and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Cuba in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
8 million8,000,000 · #80
Penetration
72.7%#136
Population
11 million11,000,000 · #87
GDP
$107B#71
GDP growth
-1.1%#203
GDP per person
$9,764#105
Land area
109.9k km²#105
Capital
Havana
Region
North America
Official languages
Spanish

How Cuba goes online

Getting online here takes planning: buy a data package, find a spot with signal, use it well. WhatsApp and Facebook are the door to almost everything, from a recipe to a message from the relative who left. Transfermóvil pays the electricity or the phone bill, and many people learned to do it inside a single window of connection. The rest of the day gets organised from memory, the way it used to be.

Around 72.7%. With a population of about 11 million and 8 million online, roughly 3 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 12 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

12 Most-used apps

Messaging

3 Most-used apps →
WhatsApp Messaging · Meta · 2009 Messenger Messaging · Meta · 2011 Telegram Messaging · Telegram FZ-LLC · 2013

Social

2 Most-used apps →
Instagram Social · Meta · 2010 Facebook Social · Meta · 2004

Video

1 Most-used apps →
YouTube Video · Google · 2005

Shopping

1 Most-used apps →
Amazon Shopping · Amazon.com, Inc. · 1994

Payments

2 Most-used apps →
PayPal Payments · PayPal · 1998 Transfermóvil Payments · ETECSA · 2017

Mobility

1 Most-used apps →
Uber Mobility · Uber Technologies · 2009

Tools

2 Most-used apps →
Google Tools · Google · 1998 Gmail Tools · Google · 2004

Websites people in Cuba actually use

8

The 8 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

News2Classifieds1Shopping1Telecom1Transport1Banking1Education1
CubadebateNewscubadebate.cuState-run news site that sets the daily conversation on the island. GranmaNewsgranma.cuThe Communist Party daily. RevolicoClassifiedsrevolico.comClassifieds site where Cubans trade goods and services, usually with jokes. TuEnvioShoppingtuenvio.cuState online shop for regulated groceries and appliances paid in foreign currency. ETECSATelecometecsa.cuState telecom monopoly for mobile top-ups, data plans and internet accounts. Cubana de AviaciónTransportcubana.cuCuba's state airline, listing domestic flights and the few international routes still operating. Central Bank of CubaBankingbc.gob.cuThe central bank: the Cuban peso and banking rules. University of HavanaEducationuh.cuThe country’s oldest university.

2808 websites →

Frequently asked questions

6 Q&A
How many people in Cuba are online?

About 8 million (8,000,000 people). That works out to roughly 72.7% of the population, which puts Cuba at #80 in the world for total internet users. Figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026, which draws on ITU and national statistics.

Which apps do people in Cuba use most?

Mostly WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, Instagram — they cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Mobility, Tools. The full list, grouped by category, is further down this page.

What is the leading Messaging app in Cuba?

WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram dominate this space. The best-known is WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

How high is internet penetration in Cuba?

Around 72.7%. With a population of about 11 million and 8 million online, roughly 3 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

Where do these app facts come from?

Usage figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026 (Kepios, based on ITU and national statistics); app details come from each product’s official site. Updated 2026-11-12.

Which websites are most popular in Cuba?

The everyday ones are Cubadebate, Revolico, TuEnvio, plus the other 8 sites listed above. They cover news, shopping, search, banking and official paperwork, and every link points to the official site.

Sources

Updated 2026-11-12
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