World’s Offline Population 2016 | ITU
Consumer Behavior | Global
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 an average rate of 58%.
World’s Offline Population Map, 2016.
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The International Telecommunication Union, originally the International Telegraph Union, is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies, They allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develop the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect, and strive to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide.
