India has 2nd largest number of internet users in the world: Mary Meeker 2019 Report
5 years, 9 months ago

India has 2nd largest number of internet users in the world: Mary Meeker 2019 Report

Firstpost  

At the ongoing Code Conference 2019, the “Queen of the Internet” and former Morgan Stanley internet analyst Mary Meeker has released her annual Internet Trends Report for 2019. Diving right in, Meeker’s 334-page report reveals that there were a total of 3.8 billion internet users around the world in 2018: That is equal to 51 percent of the global population. Of the 3.8 billion, India has the second largest internet user base standing at 12 percent, while China continues to lead with 21 percent internet users. In addition to that, the number of interactive gamers worldwide grew 6 percent to 2.4 billion people last year, as interactive games like Fortnite became the new social media for certain people.

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Phone addicts? Indians love videos, gaming and social media as they spend average 5 hours on phone daily
6 days, 11 hours ago

Phone addicts? Indians love videos, gaming and social media as they spend average 5 hours on phone daily

India Today  

India reportedly has over 1.2 billion smartphone users and 950 million internet users. Indian users are reportedly spending an average of five hours per day on social media, gaming, and video streaming. Meanwhile, social media, video streaming, and gaming have dominated the screen time of Indians, accounting for nearly 70 per cent of the five hours they spend daily on …

India sole nation to curb Internet over communal unrest in 2023-24
1 month ago

India sole nation to curb Internet over communal unrest in 2023-24

The Hindu  

Globally, there were 88 Internet shutdowns due to communal violence in 2023 and 2024 and all of them were in India. In fact, nearly 95% of all Internet shutdowns ordered by the state due to communal violence since 2018 have occurred in India, says a report by Access Now, a digital advocacy group. Chart 1 shows the number of Internet …

Online learning least popular, OTT content most accessed by internet users in India: Report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Online learning least popular, OTT content most accessed by internet users in India: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, January 17 : Online learning is the least popular activity among the internet users in the country, highlighted a report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India and Kantar. The data shared by report highlighted that only 3 per cent of internet users in the country utilizing the internet on the platform of online learning. Despite the …

Study predicts India's internet users will cross 900 mn by 2025 with increased adoption of Indic languages
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Study predicts India's internet users will cross 900 mn by 2025 with increased adoption of Indic languages

Hindustan Times  

The internet user base in India is set to cross 900 million this year, propelled by the growing use of Indic languages for digital content, according to a report by IAMAI and KANTAR. Nearly all internet users accessed content in Indic languages, with Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam emerging as the most popular due to their extensive availability. The 'Internet in …

India Is Now Ahead Of US As The 2nd Largest 5G Mobile Market, China Still The Leader
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India Is Now Ahead Of US As The 2nd Largest 5G Mobile Market, China Still The Leader

News 18  

India has overtaken the US to become the world’s second-biggest 5G handset market for the first time, behind China, a report has mentioned. The global 5G handset shipments grew 20 percent in the first half of 2024, according to the Counterpoint Research. Apple led the 5G handset shipments, accounting for more than 25 percent share. Apple led the 5G handset …

Digital Darkness: India leads the world in internet shutdowns
10 months ago

Digital Darkness: India leads the world in internet shutdowns

The Hindu  

Published : May 30, 2024 18:36 IST - 1 MIN READ For the past six years, India has led the world when it comes to Internet shutdowns. Over 500 shutdowns just in the last five years were recorded, according to a report released by Access Now, a global non-profit organisation focusing on digital civil rights. Titled “Shrinking Democracy, Growing Violence”, …

China has over 1.09 billion netizens
1 year ago

China has over 1.09 billion netizens

China Daily  

China has had over 1.09 billion netizens by the end of last year, 24.8 million more than the amount in 2022, a report released by the China Internet Network Information Center said on Friday. The report showed that 2,577 websites and mobile phone applications optimized functions and provided barrier-free services for old and disabled users last year so that these …

India emerges as top contributor in mobile subscribers across world, says report
1 year, 6 months ago

India emerges as top contributor in mobile subscribers across world, says report

Live Mint  

Cheap internet, competitive telecom market, helped India to grow its mobile subscription by 7 million in the June quarter. The report said that India's mobile subscriber base grew by about 7 million to 1,125 million in the second quarter of 2023. At global level, the mobile subscription penetration was 105 per cent and the number of unique mobile subscribers reached …

Global 5G Mobile Subscriptions Reach 1.3 Bn, India Adds Most Overall Users
1 year, 6 months ago

Global 5G Mobile Subscriptions Reach 1.3 Bn, India Adds Most Overall Users

News 18  

Global 5G subscriptions grew by 175 million in the second quarter while India accounted for the most net addition of overall mobile subscriptions with over seven million new users in the period, a new report showed on Tuesday. In the second quarter, the number of mobile subscriptions totalled 8.3 billion, with a net addition of 40 million subscriptions during the …

India tops global mobile subscription growth, contributing over 7 million users
1 year, 6 months ago

India tops global mobile subscription growth, contributing over 7 million users

India TV News  

Global 5G mobile subscriptions have reached a milestone of 1.3 billion, with significant growth in the second quarter of the year. During the same period, the total number of mobile subscriptions worldwide reached 8.3 billion, with a net addition of 40 million subscriptions in Q2. In terms of mobile subscription penetration, the global rate stood at 105 per cent in …

India’s Internet Economy To Reach $1 Trillion By 2030, Contribute Around 12% To Country’s GDP: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s Internet Economy To Reach $1 Trillion By 2030, Contribute Around 12% To Country’s GDP: Report

ABP News  

India's rapidly expanding internet economy is anticipated to reach a staggering valuation of $1 trillion by 2030, a significant surge from the estimated $175 billion in 2022. Success of India's digital public goods: The 'India Stack,' the country's indigenous digital public goods, has played a vital role in accelerating the growth of the internet economy. Impact On GDP And Technology …

Internet economy to become 12–13% of GDP by 2030: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Internet economy to become 12–13% of GDP by 2030: Report

The Hindu  

India’s internet economy — B2C e-commerce firms, online service providers, ed-tech companies, and so on — will hit $1 trillion in value by 2030, up from $175 billion in 2022, a report by Google, Bain & Company and Temasek estimated. The key thrust would come from “Tier 2+ locations,” the report said, emphasising smaller towns and rural areas, where the …

Over 50% Indians are active internet users now; base to reach 900 million by 2025: report
1 year, 10 months ago

Over 50% Indians are active internet users now; base to reach 900 million by 2025: report

The Hindu  

For the first first more than half of Indians, 759 million citizens, are active internet users and access the internet at least once a month, a joint report by industry body IAMAI and market data analytics firm Kantar said on May 3. This is for the first time that the majority of Indians have become active internet users," the Internet …

E-commerce surge: India to add 80 million online shoppers by 2025
1 year, 11 months ago

E-commerce surge: India to add 80 million online shoppers by 2025

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India has gained 125 million online shoppers in the past three years, with another 80 million expected to join by 2025, according to a report by marketing data and analytics company Kantar. The increasing online presence is expected to boost e-commerce sales, as 77 million shoppers purchased from social platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and social-commerce sites in …

Here’s how much data Indians consume in a month on average
2 years, 1 month ago

Here’s how much data Indians consume in a month on average

The Hindu  

Nokia, on Thursday, in its annual Mobile Broadband Index report shared that mobile data traffic in India has risen 3.2 times over the last five years. “This phenomenal rise in data consumption in India is driven by videos,” said Amit Marwah, Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Nokia India, in an exclusive chat with The Hindu after the report …

Economic Survey 2023 Over 98 Pc Telephone Subscribers Are Connected Wirelessly, Rural Internet Subscription Sees 200 Pc Increase Union Budget Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years, 2 months ago

Economic Survey 2023 Over 98 Pc Telephone Subscribers Are Connected Wirelessly, Rural Internet Subscription Sees 200 Pc Increase Union Budget Nirmala Sitharaman

ABP News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday tabled the Economic Survey report in Parliament, to kick off the Budget 2023 session. The survey also highlighted several statistics on the country’s digital public infrastructure, highlighting that over 98 per cent of the total telephone subscribers are connected wirelessly, showing an increase in mobile usage. Between 2015 and 2021, the Survey noted …

Indians spent 4.9 hours every day on smartphones in 2022: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Indians spent 4.9 hours every day on smartphones in 2022: Report

India TV News  

In a recent report, it was stated that Indians have spent 4.9 hours on their smartphone per day in 2022. Time spends on smartphones per person in India and Indonesia So, when compared globally, the time spent on smartphones was around 5 hours per day, while in certain regions and countries like Indonesia, it was higher than in India- stating …

India to have around 900 million internet users by 2025: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

India to have around 900 million internet users by 2025: Report

Live Mint  

Around 346 million Indians are engaged in online transactions including e-commerce, and digital payments, according to a report published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India. The IAMAI report titled 'Internet in India' stated that the global coronavirus pandemic has witnessed a record increase of 51% from 230 million in 2019 in India, in online transaction in the past …

Rural India has 20% more internet users than urban areas: Nielsen
2 years, 10 months ago

Rural India has 20% more internet users than urban areas: Nielsen

Live Mint  

Rural India has a 20% higher presence of internet users than urban parts of the country, according to a recent study by data and market measurement firm Nielsen. Overall, India has 646 million active internet users aged two years and above as of December 2021. “Availability of budget smartphones and affordable mobile data along with the Indian government’s efforts to …

India to Have 1 Billion Smartphone Users by 2026: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

India to Have 1 Billion Smartphone Users by 2026: Report

News 18  

India will have 1 billion smartphone users by 2026 with rural areas driving the sale of internet-enabled phones, a Deloitte study said on Tuesday. “The smartphone market is expected to reach 1 billion smartphone users by 2026," according to Deloitte’s 2022 Global TMT predictions. According to Deloitte’s analysis, demand for smartphones in India is expected to increase at a CAGR …

The digital divide and is it holding back women in India?
3 years, 2 months ago

The digital divide and is it holding back women in India?

Hindustan Times  

Despite rapid advancements in internet access in India, particularly via mobile internet use, which has nearly doubled from 2018-2020, the digital divide between Indian men and women remains stark. Given the important role of internet access for information access and social participation, this digital divide will further compromise the equal opportunity for women and girls in India if not addressed …

‘India to have 330 mn 5G connections by 2026’
3 years, 9 months ago

‘India to have 330 mn 5G connections by 2026’

The Hindu  

5G will represent about 26% of mobile subscriptions in India at the end of 2026 with an estimated subscription base of 330 million, according to Ericsson Mobility Report. Accordingly, the average monthly mobile data usage per smartphone continued to show robust growth, boosted by people increasing their smartphone usage while staying at home, he added. As a result, the average …

Active internet users likely to reach 900 mn by 2025, rural may lead: IAMAI
3 years, 10 months ago

Active internet users likely to reach 900 mn by 2025, rural may lead: IAMAI

Hindustan Times  

The number of active internet users in the country is likely to grow nearly 45 per cent to 900 million by 2025 compared to 622 million as of last year, an IAMAI-Kantar Cube report released on Thursday said. According to the report, rural India may have a higher number of internet users compared to urban centres by 2025 which indicates …

India Will Have 900 Million Active Internet Users By 2025, Online Population to Grow 45%: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

India Will Have 900 Million Active Internet Users By 2025, Online Population to Grow 45%: Report

News 18  

The number of active Internet users in India was at 622 million in 2020. According the the ICUBE 2020 report, urban India reached 323 million Internet users in 2020, and rural India reached 299 million users over the past year. Biswapriya Bhattacharjee, Executive Vice President, Insights Division, Kantar, stated, “By 2025, there would be a greater number of internet users …

How Covid-19, Increased Internet Usage Pushed More Startups to Go Public in India
4 years ago

How Covid-19, Increased Internet Usage Pushed More Startups to Go Public in India

News 18  

Over the last 10 years, the internet usage in India has grown at a compound annual growth rate of 30 per cent, resulting in 13 times growth of the sector and preparing notable startups in the areas of e-tailing, online grocery and others to launch their IPOs in the near future, a new report showed on Monday. The rapid growth …

Rising Internet Users, Next Big Thing to Rake in Money for Social Media Platforms
4 years ago

Rising Internet Users, Next Big Thing to Rake in Money for Social Media Platforms

News 18  

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, while unveiling the social media guidelines last month, put forward some interesting figures. A 2019 estimate by the World Bank and the United States Census Bureau put Indian population at 136.64 crore while the data statistics platform Statista put the number of internet users in India in 2020 at 69.7 million. Likewise, YouTube is used …

WhatsApp may soon touch 500 million users in India despite new privacy policy, claims report
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp may soon touch 500 million users in India despite new privacy policy, claims report

India Today  

WhatsApp was launched in India in mid-2010 and soon became the most popular messaging app in the country, reaching 400 million users by mid-2019. The app may soon reach 500 million users in India and is still being used by people in the country, despite the new privacy policies in place. According to the report, Google and Chrome apps have …

India restricted Internet access more than any country, lost $2.8 billion: Global survey
4 years, 2 months ago

India restricted Internet access more than any country, lost $2.8 billion: Global survey

The Hindu  

India is the most economically impacted nation by Internet shutdowns in 2020, a recent global survey has found. The report, titled “Global Cost of Internet Shutdowns in 2020”, has been prepared by Top10VPN, a digital privacy group working to defend digital freedoms through independent reviews and research. According to the report, the total hours of Internet shutdown stood at 27,165, …

India surpasses US as Snapchat’s top market for new users
4 years, 4 months ago

India surpasses US as Snapchat’s top market for new users

The Hindu  

India has surpassed the U. S. to become Snapchat’s top market for new users. In the month of October, India represented 32% of the app’s downloads, while 18% of the new users were from the U.S., followed by Mexico, Indonesia, and Russia, according to a report by app intelligence firm Apptopia. On October 28, India recorded its single largest day …

India’s active internet user base to hit 639 mn by year-end
4 years, 10 months ago

India’s active internet user base to hit 639 mn by year-end

Live Mint  

India’s monthly active internet user base is estimated to touch 639 million by the end of December, thanks to the covid-19-induced lockdown that has forced people to stay indoors. Currently estimated at 574 million, the number of monthly active internet users has grown 24% over that of 2019, indicating an overall penetration of 41% last year. The report said India’s …

China has 850 mln online video users: report
4 years, 11 months ago

China has 850 mln online video users: report

China Daily  

E-commerce live streaming at a tea garden in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province, on April 16, 2020. As of March, the number of online video users in China had hit 850 million, up by 126 million from the end of 2018, according to a report on China's internet development released Tuesday. The online video users accounted for 94.1 percent of …

China has 850 mln online video users: report
4 years, 11 months ago

China has 850 mln online video users: report

China Daily  

E-commerce live streaming at a tea garden in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province, on April 16, 2020. As of March, the number of online video users in China had hit 850 million, up by 126 million from the end of 2018, according to a report on China's internet development released Tuesday. The online video users accounted for 94.1 percent of …

China’s netizen population hits record 904 million: Report
4 years, 11 months ago

China’s netizen population hits record 904 million: Report

The Hindu  

The number of Internet connections in China reached a whopping 904 million by March this year, up by 75.08 million from 2018, according to an official report released on Tuesday. Internet penetration in China has reached 64.5%, up 4.9 percentage points over the end of 2018, the report issued by the China Internet Network Information Centre said. The number of …

India will have over 907 million internet users by 2023, Cisco report reveals
5 years, 1 month ago

India will have over 907 million internet users by 2023, Cisco report reveals

Firstpost  

The report suggests that in India, 78 percent of all networked devices will be in the consumer segment by 2023. India is expected to have over 907 million internet users by 2023, up from 398 million in 2018, a report by Cisco said on Tuesday. According to the report, there will be 907 million internet users in India by 2023, …

Cause for worry? Report says 15% of India's internet users are between 5-11 years
5 years, 6 months ago

Cause for worry? Report says 15% of India's internet users are between 5-11 years

India TV News  

An estimated 66 million children aged between 5-11 years in India access internet on devices of their family members, constituting about 15 per cent of the country's active internet userbase, as per IAMAI. Overall, India had 451 million internet users at the end of March this year, second only to China in terms of monthly active internet users, the Internet …

Next billion users will come from India: Google, Facebook and others can't afford to ignore them
5 years, 8 months ago

Next billion users will come from India: Google, Facebook and others can't afford to ignore them

Firstpost  

India is and will remain a “must-present market” on every organisation’s strategic roadmap for the next two decades About half of the world today lives without access to the internet. “India is and will remain a “must-present market” on every organisation’s strategic roadmap for the next two decades, primarily because of the huge hitherto unconnected almost billion users. Back in …

How mobiles are helping widen the World Wide Web
5 years, 9 months ago

How mobiles are helping widen the World Wide Web

Live Mint  

Mary Meeker, based in the US, runs a global technology investment firm, Bond. The report pegs India’s contribution to the world’s 3.8 billion active internet user base at 12%, behind only China’s. Mint decodes the numbers for India as more than half the world’s population logs onto the world wide web. This means around 456 million Indians are active online, …

Is Internet usage in India being calculated in right way?
6 years ago

Is Internet usage in India being calculated in right way?

Live Mint  

If we look at government or independent research figures, Internet users in India are growing exponentially -- currently hovering around 560 million and likely to cross 600 million by the end of the year. The "ICUBETM 2018" report from market research firm Kantar IMRB said this week that the number of Internet users in the country will reach 627 million …

India and the internet: What it looks like on the ground
6 years, 4 months ago

India and the internet: What it looks like on the ground

CNN  

Jaisalmer, India CNN Business — We had left from Jaisalmer, a small city in the Western Indian desert state of Rajasthan, that morning. Vijay Bedi/CNN “Now we’re entering the no network zone,” our translator, Amrit Singh, turned and said to me. If our animals wander off, how do we call neighboring villages to find out where they went?” People in …

Average app usage time in India will grow by 90 percent in 2019: Report
6 years, 4 months ago

Average app usage time in India will grow by 90 percent in 2019: Report

Firstpost  

Mobile applications in the category of shopping, video and games are expected to see 60 percent more users by 2019, according to a report published by Foxconn and Mediatek funded apps distribution firm Momagic. The report based on data compiled from around 2 million mobile phone users showed 94 percent surge in demand for news applications followed by 80 percent …

India's digital economy may cross $1 tn by 2022: Report
6 years, 5 months ago

India's digital economy may cross $1 tn by 2022: Report

The Quint  

New Delhi, Oct 25 India's digital economy is likely to cross $1 trillion by the financial year 2022, a KPMG report said here on Thursday. The report launched at the India Mobile Congress 2018 also forecasts that mobile data usage in the country is likely to surge five times by 2023. According to the report, the total mobile subscriber base …

Internet services sector may create 1.2 crore new jobs by 2022: IAMAI report
6 years, 5 months ago

Internet services sector may create 1.2 crore new jobs by 2022: IAMAI report

Firstpost  

The IAMAI report expects the number of Internet users in the country to increase 1.6 times from 481 million at present to 762 million in 2022 due to the proliferation of affordable Internet connectivity Mumbai: The Internet services sector in the country, which currently employs around one million people, is expected to create 12 million new jobs by 2022, a …

Google at 20: Can you imagine India's internet revolution without Google in it?
6 years, 6 months ago

Google at 20: Can you imagine India's internet revolution without Google in it?

Firstpost  

4 September 1998 was the opportune day when Google was registered as a company out of a garage in California. But unlike other companies, Google focussed on a lot of outreach programmes and new product announcements which would ensure that Google’s popularity in India remained unchallenged. Here’s how Google has played its part in the Indian technology sector Android kick-started …

India's online shopping can grow to USD 50 billion: Report
6 years, 7 months ago

India's online shopping can grow to USD 50 billion: Report

India TV News  

India has the potential to generate e-commerce value of over $50 billion by driving awareness, usage and transactions among the current and next set of Internet users and shoppers, said a report on Thursday. Currently, only 40 per cent of India's 390 million Internet users transact online, said the report titled "Unlocking Digital for Bharat: $50 Billion Opportunity". India on …

Just 25% adults use Internet in India: Pew survey
6 years, 9 months ago

Just 25% adults use Internet in India: Pew survey

India TV News  

Despite talk of Digital India, only one-in-four in the country reported using the Internet in 2017, which is among the lowest in the world, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. South Korea stands out as the most heavily connected society, with 96 per cent of adults reporting Internet use, showed the the survey conducted in 37 …

Mobile data traffic in India to grow 5 times by 2023: Ericsson report
6 years, 9 months ago

Mobile data traffic in India to grow 5 times by 2023: Ericsson report

India TV News  

With exponential rise in smartphone subscriptions and LTE/4G becoming the most dominant technology by 2023, the total mobile data traffic per month in India is set to grow five times in the next five years, according to an Ericsson report on Tuesday. The boost in mobile data traffic growth could also be due to commercial rollout of 5G during this …

Mobile internet penetration in rural India is just 18%: report
7 years ago

Mobile internet penetration in rural India is just 18%: report

Live Mint  

New Delhi:Even as the government promotes initiatives under Digital India, including the use of internet, mobile internet penetration in rural India remains as low as 18%, a report published jointly by the Internet and Mobile Association of India and KANTAR-IMRB said on Thursday. With an expected focus on new 5G technologies later this year, mobile internet penetration is likely to …

While India might have the second-largest Internet population, only a third of the country is actually online
7 years ago

While India might have the second-largest Internet population, only a third of the country is actually online

Firstpost  

The impact of technology on social change and empowerment was discussed during the session. Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said although India is the second largest consumer of the Internet globally, more than two-thirds of the country’s population is yet to be online. “Though we are the world’s second-largest consumer of the Internet, more than two-thirds of our population …

Internet Users in India Likely to Cross 500 Million by June 2018: IAMAI
7 years, 1 month ago

Internet Users in India Likely to Cross 500 Million by June 2018: IAMAI

News 18  

The number of Internet users in the country is expected to reach 500 million by June 2018, a joint survey by IMAI-Kantar IMRB showed. India was estimated to have 481 million Internet users in December 2017, a growth of 11.34 percent over December 2016 figures. “The number of Internet users is expected to reach 500 million by June 2018," the …

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