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As of January 2021 there were 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide –
Percentage of global population accessing the internet from 2005 to 2019, by market maturity
While this quarter’s impressive milestone offers cause for optimism, it’s important to remember that roughly 40 percent of the world’s total population remains offline.
65.6 percent of the entire world’s population has internet access. There are 4.28 billion unique mobile internet users worldwide, which makes up 54.6 percent of the global population.
Essential social media stats
There are 4.55 billion social media users in the world today – equivalent to 57.6 percent of the world’s total population.
The internet has been one of our most transformative and fast-growing technologies. Globally the number of internet users increased from only 413 million in 2000 to over 3.4 billion in 2016. The one billion barrier was crossed in 2005.
ALOFI, Niue, The South Pacific — The Internet Users Society – Niue (IUS-N), today announced that it has launched the world’s first free nation-wide WiFi Internet access service on the Polynesian island-nation of Niue.
Only about 35 percent of the population in developing countries has access to the Internet (versus about 80 percent in advanced economies). Broadband has also become a foundation for smart infrastructure (e.g. Intelligent Transport Systems and Smart Electric grids) that is facilitated by new wireless technologies.
With a current worldwide estimated population of 7.8 billion, approximately 4.93 billion people have access to and use the internet frequently. That means that 63.2% of the world population uses the internet.
Data Growth in 2021
As of April 2021, the number of people on the Internet has grown by 7.6%. This means 60% of the world’s population is now online. It also reflects how much data is created each day. At the end of the year, there would be 74 zettabytes of data.
Wi-Fi Was Invented By Accident! An Australian scientist by the name of John O’Sullivan was inspired by Stephen Hawking’s theory of evaporating black holes and their subsequent radio waves.
How many people use the internet? As of January 2021 there were 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide – 59.5 percent of the global population. Of this total, 92.6 percent (4.32 billion) accessed the internet via mobile devices.
In 2000, the entire continent of Africa had just 4.5 million Internet users. In 2010 that has grown to more than 100 million.
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Internet users by world region, 2000 and 2010.
15 countries with the worst mobile internet speeds
From restaurants to cafes, from pubs to bars, from hotels to airports, and from parks to pizzerias, all the states in USA offer a great deal when it comes to free public wifi.
Cuba has its own state controlled intranet called national web.
Characteristic | Number of internet users in millions |
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China | 854 |
India | 560 |
United States | 313.32 |
Indonesia | 171.26 |
The rankings measure global perceptions of 165 nations chosen because they contribute most to the world’s GDP.
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The World’s Best Countries For Quality of Life, 2021.
# | Country (or dependency) | Yearly Change |
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6 | Brazil | 0.72 % |
7 | Nigeria | 2.58 % |
8 | Bangladesh | 1.01 % |
9 | Russia | 0.04 % |