Over half of the world’s population, or 3.9 billion people, will have internet access by the end of 2018, up from just 20% a decade ago. Mobile technologies have helped fuel recent increases, with Africa seeing the strongest growth from 2.1% in 2005 to 24.4% in 2018. Online growth is slowing, however, with a 5.5% increase this year compared to a 17% increase in 2007.
The world will reach a significant milestone in Internet connectivity by the end of 2018. For the first time, more than half of the world’s population will have online access. According to the ITU, the United Nations agency dedicated to information and communication technologies, more than 3.9 billion people, or 51.2 percent of the world’s population, will have the opportunity to access the Internet and take part in the digital world . A decade ago, online participation was estimated to be just 20%. In the developed world, Internet activation rates have risen from 51.3% in 2005 to 80.9% today. In developing countries, cyber access increased from 7.7% to 45.3%.
Africa Connect:
Advances in mobile technologies have helped fuel recent increases. About 96% of the world lives within reach of a cellular network and 90% can access at least 3G networks.
Only 12.4 percent of the world’s population still has a landline. Cell phone subscriptions, on the other hand, have skyrocketed. Inevitably, online growth has begun to show signs of slowing, going from a 17% increase in 2007 to a 5.5% increase this year.
The strongest online growth occurred in Africa, where the percentage of people using the internet increased from 2.1% in 2005 to 24.4% in 2018.
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