2024: Digital Surge Hits 5.5B, But Gaps Remain
The International Telecommunication Union estimates that about 5.5 billion people worldwide will be online in 2024, an increase of 227 million individuals from 2023.
This progress, the ITU’s latest facts and figures in 2024. Reports highlights the persistent digital divide, particularly in low income countries, where the persistent digital divide, this is particulary in low income countries, where access to the internet remains a great challenge.
To this report 68% of the global population now has internet access, but about one-third approximately 2.6 billion people remain offline.
The discount in connection.
The report actually undermines the disparity in internet use this is between the first worls countries and third world countries, with 93% of the popoulation online are in top income countries compared to 27% in low income nation countries compared to only 27% in third world countries.
The most defenseless people are always left out of on great opportunities for employment education and information.
Stark gaps in serious connectivity signals are cuttings off the most defenceless people from online access to information, education and employment.
What you need to Know.
- Over 200M population had 132M are mobile active and internet savvy, this is a report according to (NCC)
- Government also acknowledged that there is a very big space in the country, embarking on a nationwide fibre optic project. Close to 90,000 cables across the country to boost connectivity.
What you should know
- Nigeria with over 200 million population had 132 million active mobile internet connections as of September 2024, according to the data published by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
- This figure included several individual Nigerians with multiple connected lines, an indication that individual Nigerians connected to the internet might not be up to 100 million.
- The government has also reacknowledged that there is a wide connectivity gap in the country, hence embarking on a nationwide fibre optic project to lay an additional 90,000 fibre ables across the country to boost connectivity.
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