Thursday, November 20, 2014

Half of the world's population will be online by 2018

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The Internet is about to get a little more crowded.


According to new data from market research firm eMarketer, the web will reach 2.89 billion users in 2015, or what equates to 42.4% of the world's population. This would mark a 6.2% jump from this year and reach about two in five people on a global scale.



The company projects even more growth in the upcoming four years; about 3.6 billion people (or half the world's population) will be online at least once a month by 2018.


This influx is largely due to the availability of lower-cost mobile phones and broadband connections in emerging markets, like India and Indonesia. Read more...


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from MashableSamantha Murphy Kelly
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