As of 2020, four billion people worldwide were connected to the mobile internet. However, there is still quite a large usage gap, with 3.2 billion people worldwide who live within mobile broadband but are not connected.
Mobile internet connectivity worldwide in 2020
(in millions of people)
*Usage gap refers to those within the footprint of mobile broadband but do not use it.
**Coverage gap refers to those who do not live within the footprint of a mobile broadband network.
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GSMA . (July 7, 2021). Mobile internet connectivity worldwide in 2020 (in millions of people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258847/mobile-internet-connectivity-worldwide/
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