Although India ranked this year third in the number of active users next only to China and US, yet the overall Internet penetration in the country is a mere 11 per cent. India on last count had 120 million active Internet users, up from 81 million users in 2010. Of the 10 top countries on active number of users, India is at the bottom in regard to levels of penetration achieved.
India has taken more than a decade to cross the 100 million mark Internet connections with just about 1.4 million users in 1998. The country achieved the 100 million mark in 2010 and thereafter the growth has been relatively faster.
The Internet connectivity has of late been fueled by the ever growing popularity of smart phones in the country. There were about 18 to 20 million smart phones in 2012 and the figure is estimated to grow to 30 million by 2016. India has already set in motion the process to launch 4G in the country.
According to 2013 global ‘Internet World Stats’ report, around 2.7 billion people are using the Internet world wide which corresponds to 39 percent of the world’s population.
China has been ranked first in high internet penetration rate of 40 per cent and an active user base of 511 Million. China is followed by United States with 240 million users while Japan and Brazil trail India with 101 and 89 million active users respectively.
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