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Europe · #167 · 2025–2026

Malta: internet and everyday apps

Malta has about 500 thousand people online — a penetration rate of 90.9% and rank #167 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 13 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 500 thousand Penetration 90.9% World rank #167 Updated 2026-11-12
Language MaltiEnglish
TL;DR
  • Malta has roughly 500 thousand internet users (500,000 people) — about 90.9% of the population and rank #167 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Music, Travel, Tools and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Malta in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
500 thousand500,000 · #167
Penetration
90.9%#55
Population
550 thousand550,000 · #171
GDP
$25B#122
GDP growth
+6.2%#24
GDP per person
$45,455#37
Land area
316 km²#199
Capital
Valletta
Region
Europe
Official languages
Maltese, English

How Malta goes online

Malta is small enough that the island's news travels faster than the buses. Facebook and WhatsApp do most of the social work: Facebook for local news and village groups, WhatsApp for family arrangements and work. The Times of Malta is the English-language site many people check in the morning, while Maltese-language outlets cover the same stories with a different tone. Bank apps handle payments and transfers, but cash is still useful in the smaller shops. The mix of English and Maltese shifts with the conversation, sometimes inside the same sentence.

Around 90.9%. With a population of about 550 thousand and 500 thousand online, roughly 50 thousand people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 13 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

13 Most-used apps

Messaging

1 Most-used apps →
WhatsApp Messaging · Meta · 2009

Social

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

Video

2 Most-used apps →
YouTube Video · Google · 2005 Netflix Video · Netflix, Inc. · 1997

Shopping

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

Payments

2 Most-used apps →
PayPal Payments · PayPal · 1998 Binance Payments · Binance · 2017

Music

1 Most-used apps →
Spotify Music · Spotify AB · 2008

Travel

2 Most-used apps →
Booking.com Travel · Booking Holdings · 1996 Airbnb Travel · Airbnb · 2008

Tools

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

Websites people in Malta actually use

9

The 9 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

News2Banking2Classifieds1TV & media1Telecom1Transport1Mail1
Times of MaltaNewstimesofmalta.comTimes of Malta is the first tab I open; if a story isn't there, my mother refuses to believe it happened. MaltaTodayNewsmaltatoday.com.mtMaltaToday goes after the planning permits and the party money nobody else will touch. Bank of VallettaBankingbov.comMy salary goes into BOV and the app is how I pay the bills, top up my phone and check whether the home loan payment has gone through this month. Central Bank of MaltaBankingcentralbankmalta.orgEurozone member: supervision, reserves and economic updates. MaltaparkClassifiedsmaltapark.comI sold a sofa on Maltapark in one afternoon, and that's where I look for flats too. TVMTV & mediatvm.com.mtPublic broadcaster PBS — the Maltese-language evening news and TVM programmes online. GOTelecomgo.com.mtOne of the two operators running broadband and mobile on the islands. KM Malta AirlinesTransportkmmaltaairlines.comThe national carrier that replaced Air Malta in 2024. MaltaPostMailmaltapost.comPost offices in every town, plus the parcel machines.

2808 websites →

Frequently asked questions

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

About 500 thousand (500,000 people). That works out to roughly 90.9% of the population, which puts Malta at #167 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 Malta use most?

Mostly WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube — they cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Music, Travel, Tools. The full list, grouped by category, is further down this page.

What is the leading Messaging app in Malta?

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

How high is internet penetration in Malta?

Around 90.9%. With a population of about 550 thousand and 500 thousand online, roughly 50 thousand 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 Malta?

The everyday ones are Times of Malta, MaltaToday, Maltapark, plus the other 9 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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