Facts and Figures 2021: 2.9 billion people still offline - ITU Hub

New data from ITU suggest a ‘COVID connectivity boost’ – but the world’s poorest are still being left far behind, with 2.9 billion people still offline.

Facts and Figures 2021: 2.9 billion people still offline News 29 Nov 2021 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via URL An estimated 37 per cent of the world's population - or 2.9 billion people - have still never used the Internet. New data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), also reveal strong global growth in Internet use, with the estimated number of people who have used the Internet surging to 4.9 billion in 2021, from an estimated 4.1 billion in 2019. This c

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