ITU releases latest global technology development figures

27 February, 2013

• Global mobile penetration now over 100% in four of the world’s six regions

• Number of mobile-cellular subscriptions approaching 7 billion

• Mobile broadband most dynamic market, with 2.1 billion subscriptions globally

  
  

  By the end of 2013 overall mobile penetration rates will have reached 96% globally, 128% in the developed world, and 89% in developing countries.

  
  

  ITU estimates that 2.7 billion people – or 39% of the world’s population – will be using the Internet by end 2013.

  
  

  Internet access, however, will remain limited in the developing world, with only 31% of the population forecast to be online at the end of 2013, compared with 77% in the developed world. Europe will remain the world’s most connected region with 75% Internet penetration, largely outpacing Asia and the Pacific (32%) and Africa (16%).

  
  

  The report also reveals for the first time global figures on the number of women (1.3 billion) and men (1.5 billion) using the Internet.

  
  

   

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