𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚝 𝙰𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝙷𝚊𝚜 𝙸𝚖𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍, 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝙱𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚂𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝙶𝚘 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝
More than one-third of the world's population has never used the internet, according to a new global report from the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
The ITU estimates that there are now 4.9 billion people online, up almost 800 million on the number pre-pandemic.
That progress was accelerated by the pandemic, but it still leaves ~2.9 billion people (roughly 9x the population of the US), without access, many of whom live in developing countries, with access at just 27%.
Most of you reading this, and us who are writing it, could probably be described as extremely online. The internet likely touches our work, personal and social lives in some way. That's not the case for everyone who has access. Many of the 4.9 billion who have access might only have it infrequently, through shared devices or with a poor quality connection.
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