At 3, billions will reach the end of the year by the world's Internet, as predicted by an International study Unionς Τηλεπικοινωνιών (ITU) του Οργανισμού Ηνωμένων Εθνών. Από την άλλη πλευρά, 4 δισ. άνθρωποι θα παραμείνουν χωρίς access on the Internet.
The ITU predicts that its penetration Internet it will reach 40% of the world's population this year, with 78% coming from developed countries and 32% from the developing world. User expansion will remain relatively low in the developed world at 3,3%, compared to 8,7% growth in developing nations.
At the end of the year, 4 will find billions of people outside the internet, of whom more than 90% lives in the developing world. Especially in Africa, just 1 on 5 people will have access to the internet, while in the US there will be 2 / 3 residents online. However, the highest penetration rate will be recorded in Europe, reaching 75%.
Concerning the mobile devices internet, the number of connections will reach 2,3 billion connections worldwide, of which 55% correspond to developed countries. In the same countries, on the contrary, the penetration of fixed broadband connections will remain at low levels, since it will not exceed 10%.