Using VPNs has turned into a popular option for most people because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up allowing them to maintain their privacy online. What’s more, VPNs can also allow individuals to circumvent any restrictions that their government might have placed on their internet access.
A report that was just published by Atlas VPN highlights which countries tend to have the highest adoption rates for VPNs with all things having been considered and taken into account. It turns out that the country where the most people use VPNs is the UAE, where 43.18% of the population stated that it uses VPNs in order to be able to access every single part of the internet.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that Qatar came in second with 39.2%. Qatar was followed by Singapore, where the overall VPN adoption rate currently hovers at around the 37.11% mark.
In spite of the fact that this is the case, VPN adoption has actually fallen in most of these countries. Back in 2020, the adoption rate was as high as 61.61% for the UAE and 53.06% for Qatar. Singapore, however, has seen VPN usage skyrocket in the same time period. While only 16.16% of Singaporeans used VPNs in 2020, that number has increased to 37.11% after two years although this is still a decrease from the over 49% that was seen last year.
There are also quite a few countries where VPN usage remains incredibly rare. Only 1.48% of Japanese people use VPNs, and this proportion has remained rather consistent over the years. Thailand is another country with an exceptionally low adoption rate for VPNs, with it currently hovering around the 1.91% mark.
This reveals that VPNs don’t exactly have a universal appeal. What’s more, they often don’t have a very long usage curve. Users that start to utilize them often abandon them after the span of a year, although the reasons behind this are not quite clear as of right now.
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A report that was just published by Atlas VPN highlights which countries tend to have the highest adoption rates for VPNs with all things having been considered and taken into account. It turns out that the country where the most people use VPNs is the UAE, where 43.18% of the population stated that it uses VPNs in order to be able to access every single part of the internet.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that Qatar came in second with 39.2%. Qatar was followed by Singapore, where the overall VPN adoption rate currently hovers at around the 37.11% mark.
In spite of the fact that this is the case, VPN adoption has actually fallen in most of these countries. Back in 2020, the adoption rate was as high as 61.61% for the UAE and 53.06% for Qatar. Singapore, however, has seen VPN usage skyrocket in the same time period. While only 16.16% of Singaporeans used VPNs in 2020, that number has increased to 37.11% after two years although this is still a decrease from the over 49% that was seen last year.
There are also quite a few countries where VPN usage remains incredibly rare. Only 1.48% of Japanese people use VPNs, and this proportion has remained rather consistent over the years. Thailand is another country with an exceptionally low adoption rate for VPNs, with it currently hovering around the 1.91% mark.
This reveals that VPNs don’t exactly have a universal appeal. What’s more, they often don’t have a very long usage curve. Users that start to utilize them often abandon them after the span of a year, although the reasons behind this are not quite clear as of right now.
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