The article examines the strengthening link between the geopolitical competition of the great powers and the development of digital technologies. During the 2010s, the contradictions between the leading countries in the Internet space noticeably intensified, which turned the Internet into a kind of “gray zone”. At present, geopolitical rivalry covers a wide range of trends in creating and using digital technologies. In this context, the term “cybergeopolitics” is well justified. Over the course of the 2020s, China and the United States are likely to create two competing and increasingly incompatible global digital ecosystems. The choice between these digital ecosystems will simultaneously become a geopolitical choice for all actors in the field of international relations in the current decade.