Young people, aged 15-24, represent almost one-fourth of the total number of individuals using the internet worldwide. They are at the forefront of today’s digital economy, with 70% of the world’s youth are online, while across the total of 104 countries, studied by ITU, more than 80% of the youth population are online. Find out more …

In the Arab States, the number of mobile-broadband subscriptions continues to grow as the penetration rate reached 47.6%. In Africa, it reached 29.3%, compared to 49.4% in the whole world.

The proportion of internet users in Arab States reached 41.6%, while The proportion of internet users in Africa, including Morocco and South Africa, reached 25.1% by the end of Q2 2016.

It’s clear to notice the higher internet penetration for males all over the worlds’ regions. The internet penetration for males all over the world reached 51.1% compared to 44.9 % for females. In Arab States the internet penetration for males reached 46.1% compared to 36.9 for females.

By the end of 2016; 53% of the world’s population (3.9 billion) are not using the Internet. Europe had the lowest offline rate with only about 21% of Europeans are offline. While Africa had the highest offline rate with almost 75% of the African people aren’t using the internet. Egypt is among the Arab state’s group with …

According to the latest ITU estimates, there will be 3.5 billion people online by the end of 2016, but more than half the world’s population (about 3.9 billion people) will still be offline, and unable to connect regularly and there is much more effort is needed to ensure that the benefits of the Internet spread …