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Oceania · #210 · 2025–2026

Marshall Islands: internet and everyday apps

Marshall Islands has about 30 thousand people online — a penetration rate of 71.4% and rank #210 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 7 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 30 thousand Penetration 71.4% World rank #210 Updated 2026-11-12
TL;DR
  • Marshall Islands has roughly 30 thousand internet users (30,000 people) — about 71.4% of the population and rank #210 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook, Instagram. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Payments and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Marshall Islands in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
30 thousand30,000 · #210
Penetration
71.4%#141
Population
42 thousand42,000 · #209
GDP
$0B#215
GDP growth
+3.3%#111
GDP per person
$7,143#122
Land area
181 km²#205
Capital
Majuro
Region
Oceania
Official languages
Marshallese, English

How Marshall Islands goes online

Majuro's phone is mostly for family and Facebook. The feed carries community notices, church events and the buy-and-sell posts that substitute for a marketplace, while WhatsApp handles the private conversations. Mobile service covers the main atolls, and the outer islands rely on whatever link is working that week. US aid and remittances shape both the economy and the habits: money arrives from relatives in Arkansas or Hawaii, and the apps that move it are part of daily life. Local news is thin, so people follow regional pages.

Around 71.4%. With a population of about 42 thousand and 30 thousand online, roughly 12 thousand people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 7 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

7 Most-used apps

Messaging

2 Most-used apps →
WhatsApp Messaging · Meta · 2009 Messenger Messaging · Meta · 2011

Social

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

Video

2 Most-used apps →
YouTube Video · Google · 2005 TikTok Video · ByteDance · 2016

Payments

1 Most-used apps →
PayPal Payments · PayPal · 1998

Websites people in Marshall Islands actually use

10

The 10 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

Government4News1Utilities1Telecom1Banking1Education1Transport1
Nitijela — Parliament of the Marshall IslandsGovernmentrmiparliament.orgI read the Nitijela site to see what the members actually said, not what the radio summed up. Republic of the Marshall Islands JudiciaryGovernmentrmicourts.orgThe Judiciary site is where I check the court calendar before driving into Majuro. RMI Ministry of Health and Human ServicesGovernmentrmihealth.orgClinic hours and the outer-island health notices are on rmihealth.org. Government of the Marshall IslandsGovernmentrmi.gov.mhMinistries and the compact documents. The Marshall Islands JournalNewsmarshallislandsjournal.comThe Journal comes out on Fridays and everybody in Majuro reads it; the website carries the same stories for people out on the outer islands. Marshalls Energy CompanyUtilitiesmecrmi.netMarshalls Energy Company keeps the lights on in Majuro, and when the generators cough the site and the radio tell you how long it will take. National Telecommunications AuthorityTelecomntamar.netThe state telecom. Bank of the Marshall IslandsBankingbomi.comThe main bank. College of the Marshall IslandsEducationcmi.eduThe national college. Air Marshall IslandsTransportairmarshallislands.comThe domestic carrier between the atolls.

2808 websites →

Frequently asked questions

6 Q&A
How many people in Marshall Islands are online?

About 30 thousand (30,000 people). That works out to roughly 71.4% of the population, which puts Marshall Islands at #210 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 Marshall Islands use most?

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

What is the leading Messaging app in Marshall Islands?

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

How high is internet penetration in Marshall Islands?

Around 71.4%. With a population of about 42 thousand and 30 thousand online, roughly 12 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 Marshall Islands?

The everyday ones are Nitijela — Parliament of the Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands Judiciary, RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services, plus the other 10 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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