As of October 2024, 67.5 percent of the global population accessed the internet. This figure has increased significantly in recent years, with only 53 percent of the global population using the internet in 2018. As of the measured month, internet users worldwide were around 5.52 billion.
Worldwide internet user penetration from 2014 to October 2024
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater. (October 23, 2024). Worldwide internet user penetration from 2014 to October 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325706/global-internet-user-penetration/
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