Global Internet usage
| 2005 | 2010 | 2016a | |
| World population | 6.5 billion | 6.9 billion | 7.3 billion |
| Not using the Internet | 84% | 70% | 53% |
| Using the Internet | 16% | 30% | 47% |
| Users in the developing world | 8% | 21% | 40% |
| Users in the developed world | 51% | 67% | 81% |
| a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union. |
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| 2005 | 2010 | 2016a | |
| Africa | 2% | 10% | 25% |
| Americas | 36% | 49% | 65% |
| Arab States | 8% | 26% | 42% |
| Asia and Pacific | 9% | 23% | 42% |
| Commonwealth of Independent States |
10% |
34% |
67% |
| Europe | 46% | 67% | 79% |
| a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunication Union. |
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| 2007 | 2010 | 2014a | |
| World population | 6.6 billion | 6.9 billion | 7.2 billion |
| Fixed broadband | 5% | 8% | 10% |
| Developing world | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Developed world | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| Mobile broadband | 4% | 11% | 32% |
| Developing world | 1% | 4% | 21% |
| Developed world | 19% | 43% | 84% |
| a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunication Union. |
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| Fixed subscriptions: | 2007 | 2010 | 2014a |
| Africa | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Americas | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| Arab States | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Asia and Pacific | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Commonwealth of Independent States |
2% |
8% |
14% |
| Europe | 18% | 24% | 28% |
| Mobile subscriptions: | 2007 | 2010 | 2014a |
| Africa | 0.2% | 2% | 19% |
| Americas | 6% | 23% | 59% |
| Arab States | 0.8% | 5% | 25% |
| Asia and Pacific | 3% | 7% | 23% |
| Commonwealth of Independent States |
0.2% |
22% |
49% |
| Europe | 15% | 29% | 64% |
| a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union. |
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Internet penetration in European countries in 2014
as a percentage of a country's population
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