As per the results of a large scale survey across India in 2019, it was seen that an overwhelming majority of rural Indians used mobile phones to access internet. Only two percent of the respondents stated that they used a laptop to browse the internet, while none of the respondents used tablets to go online.
Distribution of access to the internet in rural India in 2019, by main devices
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Internet and Mobile Association of India. (September 24, 2019). Distribution of access to the internet in rural India in 2019, by main devices [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751322/devices-of-internet-access-in-rural-area-india/
Internet and Mobile Association of India. "Distribution of access to the internet in rural India in 2019, by main devices." Chart. September 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751322/devices-of-internet-access-in-rural-area-india/
Internet and Mobile Association of India. (2019). Distribution of access to the internet in rural India in 2019, by main devices. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751322/devices-of-internet-access-in-rural-area-india/
Internet and Mobile Association of India. "Distribution of Access to The Internet in Rural India in 2019, by Main Devices." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751322/devices-of-internet-access-in-rural-area-india/
Internet and Mobile Association of India, Distribution of access to the internet in rural India in 2019, by main devices Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751322/devices-of-internet-access-in-rural-area-india/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Distribution of access to the internet in rural India in 2019, by main devices [Graph], Internet and Mobile Association of India, September 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751322/devices-of-internet-access-in-rural-area-india/
