80% of Americans use the internet, with lack of personal relevance being the most common reason for not going online. Age, education, and income correlate with non-users. 2.7 billion people worldwide are online, with Sweden having a high percentage and China having the largest number of users.
A Pew Research Center study of online usage found that about four out of five Americans use the Internet. Among those who don’t go online, the most common reason reported tends to be a feeling that the Internet is not personally relevant to them. Other reasons for not going online include not having a computer, not having access to the Internet due to location or cost, and difficulty learning how to use it. Older age, lower education levels, and lower household income tend to correlate with the demographics of non-Internet Americans.
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A 2013 International Telecommunication Union report found that around 40% of the world’s population, or about 2.7 billion people, are online users.
Sweden has one of the highest percentages of internet users, with around 90% of its adult population using the internet.
China has the largest number of internet users, with more than 511 million people using the internet, although this is less than 40% of its population.
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