The world is undergoing a digital revolution.
In 2014 more than 40% of all humans are connected on the internet.
Global internet access is growing at a rate of over
213,000,000 people per year.
Internet access is rapidly shifting from a luxury good to a necessity good and is growing fastest in developing countries, where new infrastructure and cheap hardware is making the internet accessable to more people than ever before.
This unprecidented level of connectivity will provide developing countries with new low-cost solutions for services such as healthcare, commerce, and communication.
The data displayed here is pulled live from the World Bank API. The values for internet access are likely an underestimate in developing countries, where the popularity of rented computers and prepaid subscriptions make internet access difficult to measure.
See this page to for more information about how these infrastructure statistics are measured.
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Developed by Patrick Triest
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Data downloaded from the World Bank API
Graphics generated with Google Charts