Report: 6.3bn People Online, but Digital Divides Persist
The ITU says 2 billion people still remain offline as internet use reaches 76% worldwide, with gaps persisting by age, gender and residence.
- The International Telecommunication Union released its Facts and Figures 2026 report on Tuesday, estimating 6.3 billion people, or 76% of the world's population, use the internet.
- While 2 billion people remain offline, this figure represents progress from last year's data, which showed 2.2 billion people lacked internet access.
- Globally, 82% of urban residents have internet access compared with 63% in rural areas, while 86% of people aged 15 to 24 use the internet versus 74% of the rest of the population.
- Mobile phone ownership reaches 95% in high-income countries but only 57% in low-income nations, while 79% of men use the internet compared with 74% of women.
- ITU Secretary Doreen Bogdan and Martin said, "Now more than ever, we need to expand connectivity and make it meaningful for everyone, everywhere." Director Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava added that digital skills delivery must be prioritized.
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About 2 billion people around the world still do not use the internet, even as the number of people connected continues to grow. In 2026, an estimated 6.3 billion people, or 76% of the world’s population, will use the internet, according to the International Telecommunication Union’s “Facts and Figures 2026” report. The proportion of people without the internet amounts to 24% of the world’s population. This is down from an initial estimate of 2.…
Internet use stands at 93% in high-income countries, compared with just 32% in low-income countries, report finds
Geneva, 3 Nov (EFE).- Some 6.3 billion people, 76% of the world's population, use the Internet in 2026, indicate the annual statistics of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published on Tuesday. For the first time more than three quarters of human beings use this technology, since in 2025 the percentage [...] The entry The rate of people connected to the Internet in the world exceeds for the first time 75% was first published in Ho…
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An estimated 6.3 billion people, or 76 per cent of the world’s population, are using the Internet in 2026, according to the Facts and Figures 2026 report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The figure is up from a revised estimate of 6.1 billion people, or 74 per cent, in 2025. Despite the continued growth in […]
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