In financial year 2023, the total number of internet connections in India reached close to 851 million. Thereby the connectivity has almost tripled since 2015, in comparison to 302.33 million connections. Although around 70% of India's population is living in rural areas the number of connections remains higher in urban areas compared to rural areas. In 2023, there were 507 million internet connections in urban areas.
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Department of Telecommunications (India). (April 18, 2023). Number of internet connections in rural and urban areas of India from financial year 2015 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196721/india-internet-connections-in-rural-and-urban-areas/
Department of Telecommunications (India). "Number of internet connections in rural and urban areas of India from financial year 2015 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. April 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196721/india-internet-connections-in-rural-and-urban-areas/
Department of Telecommunications (India). (2023). Number of internet connections in rural and urban areas of India from financial year 2015 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196721/india-internet-connections-in-rural-and-urban-areas/
Department of Telecommunications (India). "Number of Internet Connections in Rural and Urban Areas of India from Financial Year 2015 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196721/india-internet-connections-in-rural-and-urban-areas/
Department of Telecommunications (India), Number of internet connections in rural and urban areas of India from financial year 2015 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196721/india-internet-connections-in-rural-and-urban-areas/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of internet connections in rural and urban areas of India from financial year 2015 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Department of Telecommunications (India), April 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196721/india-internet-connections-in-rural-and-urban-areas/