Approximately 4.9 billion people – or 63 per cent of the world’s population – are using the Internet in 2021 and of the 2.9 billion people offline, 96 per cent live in developing countries. This report features estimates for key connectivity indicators for the world, global regions, and several country groupings, including the UN-designated Least Developed Countries.

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