Global Internet usage

Global Internet Usage is the number of people who use the Internet worldwide.

Internet users

In 2015, the International Telecommunication Union estimated about 3.2 billion people, or almost half of the world's population, would be online by the end of the year. Of them, about 2 billion would be from developing countries, including 89 million from least developed countries.[1][2] According to Hootsuite, the number of Global Internet users has already reached almost 4.66 billion, or about 53% of the global population.[3]

Internet users per 100 inhabitants

Source: International Telecommunications Union.[4][5]

Worldwide Internet users   2005 2010 2017 2019^a World population[6] 6.5 billion 6.9 billion 7.4 billion 7.75 billion Users worldwide 16% 30% 48% 53.6% Users in the developing world 8% 21% 41.3% 47% Users in the developed world 51% 67% 81% 86.6% ^a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union.[7]

Internet users by region   2005 2010 2017 2019^a Africa       2%             10%             21.8%             28.2%       Americas 36% 49% 65.9% 77.2% Arab States 8% 26% 43.7% 51.6% Asia and Pacific 9% 23% 43.9% 48.4% Commonwealth of Independent States   10%   34%   67.7%   72.2% Europe 46% 67% 79.6% 82.5% ^a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunication Union.[8]

Internet users in 2015 as a percentage of a country's population Source: International Telecommunications Union.[9]

Number of Internet users in 2012 Source: International Telecommunications Union.[9]

These maps illustrate the growth in the percentage of individuals using the Internet from 1990–2014[10]

Number of Internet users in 2011

This map illustrates the total number of Internet users in a country as well as the percentage of the population that had Internet access in 2011.
Source: Information Geographies at the Oxford Internet Institute.[11]

Broadband usage

Worldwide broadband subscriptions   2007 2010 2016 2019^a World population[12] 6.6 billion 6.9 billion 7.3 billion 7.75 billion Fixed broadband 5% 8% 11.9% 14.5% Developing world 2% 4% 8.2% 11.2% Developed world 18% 24% 30.1% 33.6% Mobile broadband 4% 11% 49.4% 83% Developing world 1% 4% 40.9% 75.2% Developed world 19% 43% 90.3% 121.7% ^a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunication Union.[13]

Broadband subscriptions by region   Fixed subscriptions:    2007 2010 2014 2019^a   Africa 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% Americas 11% 14% 17% 22% Arab States 1% 2% 3% 8.1% Asia and Pacific 3% 6% 8% 14.4% Commonwealth of Independent States   2%   8%   14%   19.8% Europe 18% 24% 28% 31.9%   Mobile subscriptions:    2007 2010 2014 2019^a   Africa 0.2% 2% 19% 34% Americas 6% 23% 59% 104.4% Arab States 0.8% 5% 25% 67.3% Asia and Pacific 3% 7% 23% 89% Commonwealth of Independent States   0.2%   22%   49%   85.4% Europe 15% 29% 64% 97.4% ^a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union.[8]

Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions in 2012 as a percentage of a country's population Source: International Telecommunications Union.[14]

Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions in 2012 as a percentage of a country's population Source: International Telecommunications Union.[15]

Broadband affordability in 2011

This map presents an overview of broadband affordability, as the relationship between average yearly income per capita and the cost of a broadband subscription (data referring to 2011).
Source: Information Geographies at the Oxford Internet Institute.[16]

Internet hosts

Source: Internet Systems Consortium.[17]

Web index

The Web index is a composite statistic designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation. It provides a multi-dimensional measure of the World Wide Web’s contribution to development and human rights globally. It covers 86 countries as of 2014, the latest year for which the index has been compiled.[18][19] It incorporates indicators that assess the areas of universal access, freedom and openness, relevant content, and empowerment, which indicate economic, social, and political impacts of the Web.

Map showing the score of the countries included in the Web index.

IPv4 addresses

The Carna Botnet was a botnet of 420,000 devices created by hackers to measure the extent of the Internet in what the creators called the "Internet Census of 2012".[20][21]

World map of 24-hour relative average utilization of IPv4 addresses observed using ICMP ping requests as part of the Internet Census of 2012 (Carna Botnet), June – October 2012.[22] Key: from red (high), to yellow, green (average), light blue, and dark blue (low).

Languages

Content languages for websites[23]

Percentage of Internet users by language[24]

Censorship and surveillance

Internet censorship and surveillance by country (2018)

Pervasive censorship and/or surveillance   Substantial censorship and/or surveillance   Selective censorship and/or surveillance

Little or no censorship and/or surveillance   Not classified / No data

Sources: Freedom on the Net,[25] OpenNet Initiative,[26][27] Reporters Without Borders.[28][29]

YouTube blocking by country

Accessible, has local YouTube version   Accessible

Blocked   Previously blocked

See also

• A4AI: affordability threshold
• Digital rights
• Fiber to the premises by country
• Internet access
• Internet traffic
• List of countries by Internet connection speeds
• List of countries by number of mobile phones in use
• List of social networking websites
• Zettabyte Era

References

1. "Internet used by 3.2 billion people in 2015". 26 May 2015 – via bbc.com.
2. http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2015.pdf
3. Kemp, Simon. "Digital 2020: October Global Statshot". Datareportal. Hootsuite. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
4. "Individuals using the Internet 2005 to 2014", Key ICT indicators for developed and developing countries and the world (totals and penetration rates), International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieve 25 May 2015.
5. "Internet users per 100 inhabitants 1997 to 2007", ICT Data and Statistics (IDS), International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 25 May 2015. Archived May 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050"". International Programs Center for Demographic and Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
7. "Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2019". Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 2020-02-28.
8. "Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2019". Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 2020-02-28.
9. "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000–2012", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013
10. "World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database". United Nations.
11. "Internet Population and Penetration 2011", Information Geographies at the Oxford Internet Institute.
12. "Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050"". International Programs Center for Demographic and Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
13. "Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2019". Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 2020-02-28.
14. "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
15. "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
16. "Broadband affordability", Information Geographies at the Oxford Internet Institute.
17. "Internet host count history" Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, Internet Systems Consortium. Retrieved September 2011
18. "Web Index 2014 data". World Wide Web Foundation. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
19. "Web Index – taking a break in 2015". World Wide Web Foundation. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
20. Stöcker, Christian; Horchert, Judith (2013-03-22). "Mapping the Internet: A Hacker's Secret Internet Census". Der Spiegel.
21. Kleinman, Alexis (2013-03-22). "The Most Detailed, GIF-Based Map of the Internet Was Made By Hacking 420,000 Computers". HuffPost.
22. "Internet Census 2012: Port scanning /0 using insecure embedded devices" Archived 2015-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, Carna Botnet, 2012
23. "Usage of content languages for websites". W3Techs.com. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
24. "Number of Internet Users by Language", Internet World Stats, Miniwatts Marketing Group, 31 May 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012
25. "Freedom on the Net 2018" (PDF). Freedom House. November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
26. OpenNet Initiative "Summarized global Internet filtering data spreadsheet", 8 November 2011 and "Country Profiles", the OpenNet Initiative is a collaborative partnership of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto; the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University; and the SecDev Group, Ottawa
27. Due to legal concerns the OpenNet Initiative does not check for filtering of child pornography and because their classifications focus on technical filtering, they do not include other types of censorship.
28. "Internet Enemies" Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Enemies of the Internet 2014: Entities at the heart of censorship and surveillance, Reporters Without Borders (Paris), 11 March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
29. Internet Enemies Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Reporters Without Borders (Paris), 12 March 2012

External links

• "ICT Data and Statistics", International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
• Internet Live Stats, Real Time Statistics Project.
• Internet World Stats: Usage and Population Statistics, Miniwatts Marketing Group.
• "40 maps that explain the internet", Timothy B. Lee, Vox Media, 2 June 2014.
• "Information Geographies", Oxford Internet Institute.
• "Internet Monitor", a research project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University to evaluate, describe, and summarize the means, mechanisms, and extent of Internet access, content controls and activity around the world.