- Privacy policy
- 25 Aug, 2026
1.03 Billion People Live Under a GDPR-Style Law in 2026
About 1.03 billion people, 12.6% of the world's population, live in a country the European Commission has formally certified as providing GDPR-equivalent data protection as of 2026. See the country-by-country breakdown, how Gartner's 2020 forecast compares, and why a broader definition pushes the total toward half the world.
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