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North America · #96 · 2025–2026

Honduras: internet and everyday apps

Honduras has about 5.5 million people online — a penetration rate of 50.9% and rank #96 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 14 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 5.5 million Penetration 50.9% World rank #96 Updated 2026-11-12
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TL;DR
  • Honduras has roughly 5.5 million internet users (5,500,000 people) — about 50.9% of the population and rank #96 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Mobility, Food, Tools and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Honduras in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
5.5 million5,500,000 · #96
Penetration
50.9%#168
Population
10.8 million10,800,000 · #89
GDP
$37B#107
GDP growth
+3.6%#91
GDP per person
$3,426#158
Land area
112.5k km²#102
Capital
Tegucigalpa
Region
North America
Official languages
Spanish

How Honduras goes online

San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa move on WhatsApp, and Facebook does the job of an afternoon paper. Sending money to a relative means the bank app or a mobile wallet, especially when the branch is far away. Local news sites get heavy traffic, and often the first version of an event arrives there before it reaches television. The rest is routine: work, school, and the family group that never goes quiet.

Around 50.9%. With a population of about 10.8 million and 5.5 million online, roughly 5.3 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 14 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

14 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 TikTok Video · ByteDance · 2016

Shopping

2 Most-used apps →
Mercado Libre Shopping · Mercado Libre · 1999 Amazon Shopping · Amazon.com, Inc. · 1994

Payments

1 Most-used apps →
Mercado Pago Payments · Mercado Libre · 2003

Mobility

2 Most-used apps →
Uber Mobility · Uber Technologies · 2009 inDrive Mobility · inDrive · 2012

Food

2 Most-used apps →
Rappi Food · Rappi · 2015 PedidosYa Food · Delivery Hero · 2009

Tools

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

Websites people in Honduras actually use

9

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

Banking2Government2News1Shopping1Utilities1Telecom1Education1
Banco AtlantidaBankingbancoatlantida.comPrivate bank app for transfers, cards and paying utility bills. Central Bank of HondurasBankingbch.hnMonetary policy, the lempira and international reserves. Government of HondurasGovernmentgob.hnThe ministries and their paperwork. SARGovernmentsar.gob.hnThe tax administration. La PrensaNewslaprensa.hnMajor daily covering politics, crime and business across Honduras. Mercado Libre HondurasShoppingmercadolibre.com.hnRegional marketplace for used phones, furniture and cars, paid by transfer. ENEEUtilitiesenee.hnState electricity company, used to check bills and report outages. Empresa Hondureña de TelecomunicacionesTelecomhondutel.hnHonduras' state telephone company, handling landlines, ADSL internet and public phone services. National Autonomous University of HondurasEducationunah.edu.hnThe largest public university.

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Frequently asked questions

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

About 5.5 million (5,500,000 people). That works out to roughly 50.9% of the population, which puts Honduras at #96 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 Honduras use most?

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

What is the leading Messaging app in Honduras?

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

How high is internet penetration in Honduras?

Around 50.9%. With a population of about 10.8 million and 5.5 million online, roughly 5.3 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 Honduras?

The everyday ones are La Prensa, Mercado Libre Honduras, Banco Atlantida, 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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