The 2019 figure is, however, somewhat lower than the percentage who said this in 2018 (20%). Adults ages 65 and older are the only major demographic group in which a clear majority do not own this type of device, but ownership rates vary even within this population: 59% of those ages 65 to 74 are smartphone owners, but that share falls to 40% among those 75 and older. We first answered this question exactly one year ago. The United States has the highest number of Internet providers in the world, with their number being higher than 7,000. As many as 12,000,000 people are subscribed to Facebook out of the 109 million people. At that time, just 8% of Americans relied on their smartphone for internet use at home. The Internet Big Picture World Internet Users and 2020 Population Stats. In 2019, the question was asked of respondents who say they use a smartphone. READ: EFCC gives reason for unspent N4 billion in 2020 budget, READ: GSM firms set to rake in billions from data guzzling #ENDSARS Protesters. Internet is a source of learning and knowledge and thus most of the economies are getting benefitted with it. This share has roughly doubled since 2013, when 8% of adults fell into this category. READ: Apostle Suleman to start up an owned airline business in Nigeria. The Future of Well-Being in a Tech-Saturated World, Public Attitudes Toward Technology Companies, Stories From Experts About the Impact of Digital Life, What the 2020 electorate looks like by party, race and ethnicity, age, education and religion, In past elections, U.S. trailed most developed countries in voter turnout, An examination of the 2016 electorate, based on validated voters, 2020 election reveals two broad voting coalitions fundamentally at odds, Election night marks the end of one phase of campaign 2020 – and the start of another. Smartphone ownership is relatively common among Americans of different economic, educational and racial and ethnic backgrounds. Internet Users 30 Sept 2020. Mobile is the No.1 way that people are accessing the world wide web in 2019. READ: Nigeria recoups N594.09 billion from whistleblowing policy. In this round, Canada invited the top 4,500 candidates to apply for permanent residence. Upshots: The latest statistic is a welcome development. Express Entry is the application system that manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three main economic immigration classes — the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Statistician to the Ghanaian Government disclosed that Ghana’s inflation rate reduced from 10.4% in September to 10.1% in October. Fully 81% of adults now say they own a smartphone, up slightly from 77% in 2018. With a population of over 1 billion people, it comes as no surprise that China has about 854 million users with access to the Internet, putting it on top of the list. To answer: The number of people that are online at a given point in time. The country to cross 100 million user mark is Russia which stands at number 7 of the list. Also this country is emerging as a great tourist destination, therefore most of the hotels and restaurants provide the free Wi-Fi services to the people. Out of this number, China has the highest number of Internet users in the world with 829 million internet users, representing 58% of its entire population. Population % of World. 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In less than 12 hours, US President-elect, Joe Biden, has gained additional 4.6 million followers on Twitter, according to findings by Nairametrics. The usage of internet is also widely dependent on the age groups, demography, class and ethnicity. Lower-income adults are also more likely than those in higher-earning households to be smartphone only internet users. The latest data from GlobalWebIndex shows that roughly three-quarters of the world’s internet users buy something online each month, with more people now making purchases through mobile devices than via desktop and laptop computers.. With the click of the mouse, you get the information on your fingertips. However, food inflation rose to 12.6% in October compared to 11.2% in September. The regulator (the NCC) needs to be more proactive in order to ensure consumers get value for money. That 36-point gap in broadband adoption between the highest- and lowest-income groups is substantially larger than the 24-point gap in smartphone ownership between these groups. Number 2 on the list of top 10 countries with the maximum number of internet users in the world is India. Surprised to see United States lagging behind India and China! – Steve Morgan is founder and Editor-in-Chief at Cybersecurity Ventures. Connect with him via his twitter handle. Telecoms deregulation allowed private investors to provide services to Nigerians. In general, smartphone reliance tends to be more common among groups who also have lower levels of broadband adoption. Joe Biden has won the US presidential race, Apostle Suleman to start up an owned airline business in Nigeria, MoneyGram received $9.3 million from Ripple in Q3, Update: No one will take our democracy away, not now, not ever- Biden. There are 5.11 billion unique mobile users in the world today, up 100 million (2 percent) in the past year. According to the report, Nigeria’s total internet users stood at 111.6 million as at the end of March 2019. People with a lower income group may not use the internet as much as a slightly higher class of society, besides race and ethnicity of the person plays a bigger role as in some countries it is prohibited for women to use internet etc. Number 8 on the list of top 10 countries with the maximum internet users of the world, we have Nigeria with almost 91.6 million users. In 2019, there are more than 4.4 billion users online. In Italy, one of the countries hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, eight-in-ten use the internet. These are some of the key findings from Pew Research Center’s telephone survey of 1,502 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 8 – Feb. 7, 2019. Still, this growth is evident across all age groups. Meanwhile, a growing share of non-broadband users credit their smartphone as a reason why they forgo a subscription to high-speed home internet service.