The general trend shows a stable growth of people accessing mobile internet services. In 2020, four billion people worldwide were connected. However, even if the coverage gap** is closing in, the usage gap* is growing. Since 2014 the coverage gap has decreased by 75 percent from 1.8 billion to 0.45 billion people, while the usage gap has increased by 8 percent from 3.15 billion to 3.40 billion people.
Mobile internet connectivity share worldwide from 2014 to 2020
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*Usage gap refers to those living in areas covered by a mobile broadband network, but not using mobile internet services
**Coverage gap refers those living in areas not covered by a mobile broadband network
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GSMA . (September 29, 2021). Mobile internet connectivity share worldwide from 2014 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189745/mobile-internet-connectivity-worldwide/
GSMA . "Mobile internet connectivity share worldwide from 2014 to 2020." Chart. September 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189745/mobile-internet-connectivity-worldwide/
GSMA . (2021). Mobile internet connectivity share worldwide from 2014 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189745/mobile-internet-connectivity-worldwide/
GSMA . "Mobile Internet Connectivity Share Worldwide from 2014 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189745/mobile-internet-connectivity-worldwide/
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Mobile internet connectivity share worldwide from 2014 to 2020 [Graph], GSMA , September 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189745/mobile-internet-connectivity-worldwide/