Global Internet Users = 3.6B @ >50% of Population (2018) Internet Penetration 60% 49% al b o Gl , 40% n o ati etr 24% Pen et n 20% ter n I 0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: CIA World Factbook, United Nations / International Telecommunications Union, USA Census Bureau. Internet user data is as of mid-year. Internet user data: Pew Research (USA), China Internet Network Information Center (China), Islamic Republic News Agency / InternetWorldStats 8 / KP estimates (Iran), KP estimates based on IAMAI data (India), & APJII (Indonesia). Note: Historical data (particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa) revised by ITU in 2017 to better account for dual-SIM subscriptions (i.e. two Internet subscriptions per single smartphone user).