The in 214 ICTFACTS AND FIGURES I am pleased to present the latest ICT statistics. The new figures show that, by the end of 214, there will be almost 3 billion Internet users, two-thirds of them coming from the developing world, and that the number of mobile-broadband subscriptions will reach 2.3 billion globally. Fifty-five per cent of these subscriptions are expected to be in the developing world. Behind these numbers and statistics are real human stories. The stories of people whose lives have improved thanks to ICTs. Our mission is to bring ICTs into the hands of ordinary people, wherever they live. By measuring the information society, we can track progress, or identify gaps, towards achieving socio-economic development for all. Brahima Sanou, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau MOBILE-BROADBAND UPTAKE CONTINUES TO GROW AT DOUBLE-DIGIT RATES The number of mobile-broadband subscriptions reaches 2.3 billion, with 55 of them in developing countries Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per inhabitants, 27-214* Per inhabitants 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 27 28 29 2 211 212 213 214* 84 32 21 Globally, mobile-broadband penetration will reach 32 by end 214 almost double the penetration rate just three years earlier (211) and four times as high as five years earlier (29). In developed countries, mobile-broadband penetration will reach 84, a level four times as high as in developing countries (21). Mobile broadband remains the fastest growing market segment, with continuous double-digit growth rates in 214. Mobile broadband is growing fastest in developing countries, where 213/214 growth rates are expected to be twice as high as in developed countries (26 compared with 11.5). By end 214, the number of mobile-broadband subscriptions will reach 2.3 billion globally, almost 5 times as many as just six years earlier (in 28).
AFRICA LEADS IN MOBILE-BROADBAND GROWTH Mobile-broadband penetration in reaches close to 2 in 214, up from 2 in 2 Share of active mobile-broadband subscriptions, by level of development (28, 211, 214*) 2 8 4 6 55 45 28 422 million 211 1.2 billion 214* 2.3 billion By end 214, 55 of all mobile-broadband subscriptions are expected to be in the developing world, compared with only 2 in 28. Active mobile-broadband subscriptions by region, 214* and growth rates, 211-214* Per inhabitants 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 84 64 59 49 32 25 23 21 Asia & Pacific 19 Per cent, 9, 9 8, 8 7, 7 6, 5, 43 42,9 4, 3, 21 19 2,9 2, 19,4 16 15,7 15 14,9, 11,8 12 211/212 212/213 213/214*, 2 11-212 212-213 213-214 Note: * Es mate Telecommunication Source: ITU Worl /ICT dindicators database Mobile-broadband penetration levels are highest in (64) and the Americas (59), followed by the Commonwealth of Independent States () (49), the (25), Asia-Pacific (23) and (19). region, with the second highest penetration levels, will be home to more than half a billion mobilebroadband subscriptions by end 214, and the growth rate will remain above 15. Although by the end of 214 Asia-Pacific will be home to close to 1 billion mobile-broadband subscriptions, the region s penetration rate lags behind other regions, including the and. All regions continue to show double-digit growth rates but stands out with a growth rate of over 4 twice as high as the global average. By end 214, mobile-broadband penetration in will have reached almost 2, up from less than 2 four years earlier.
ALMOST 7 BILLION MOBILE-CELLULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS WORLDWIDE The developing countries are home to more than three quarters of all mobile-cellular subscriptions Mobile-cellular subscriptions, total and per inhabitants, 25-214*, and by region, 214* Millions 7 6 5 4 3 2 (in millions) (in millions) (Per inhabitants) 25 26 27 28 29 2 211 212 213 214* 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Per inhabitants Per inhabitants 16 14 12 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 141 141 125 125 121 121 1 8 1 8 96 9 89 69 96 The number of mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide is approaching the number of people on earth. Mobilecellular subscriptions will reach almost 7 billion by end 214, corresponding to a penetration rate of 96. More than half of these (3.6 billion subscriptions) will be in the Asia-Pacific region. In developing countries, mobile-cellular penetration will reach 9 by end 214, compared with 121 in developed countries. Mobile-cellular growth rates have reached their lowest-ever level (of 2.6 globally), indicating that the market is approaching saturation levels. The continuous increase in mobile-cellular subscriptions is mostly due to growth in the developing world: penetration in developing countries continues to grow twice as much as in developed countries (3.1 compared with 1.5, respectively, in 214). and Asia and the Pacific, where penetration will reach 69 and 89, respectively, by end 214, are the regions with the strongest mobile-cellular growth (and the lowest penetration rates). Penetration rates in the countries,, the Americas and have reached levels above (since 212) and are expected to grow at less than 2 in 214. Share of mobile-cellular subscriptions, by level of development (2, 25, 214*) 22 55 45 78 35 65 2 719 million 25 2.2 billion 214* 6.9 billion The developing countries share continues to increase and by end 214, the number of mobile-cellular subscriptions in the developing world will account for 78 (or more than three-quarters) of the world s total.
FIXED-BROADBAND GROWTH SLOWING DOWN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 44 of all fixed-broadband subscriptions are in Asia-Pacific,compared with only.5 in Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per inhabitants, 25-214* inhabitants 3 25 2 15 5 Per 27 2.7 1. 6.6 25 26 27 28 29 2 211 211 212 212 213 214* Source: ITU Telecommunication /ICT Indicators database Fixed-broadband penetration continues to grow, albeit slowly (at 4.4 globally in 214), mostly due to a slowdown in developing countries, where fixed-broadband penetration growth rates are expected to drop from 18 in 211 to 6 in 214. In developed countries, fixed-broadband penetration will grow at around 3.5 in 214 compared with 4.8 in 211. In 213, the number of fixed-broadband subscriptions in developing countries overtook the number in developed countries; a trend that is expected to continue, given the higher growth rates in developing countries compared with developed countries. Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per inhabitants, by region, 214* 3 25 28 27 2 15 17 14 5 8 Asia & Pacific 6 3.4 44 of all fixed-broadband subscriptions are in Asia-Pacific, and 24 are in. In contrast, accounts for less than.5 of the world s fixed-broadband subscriptions and despite double-digit growth over the last four years, penetration in remains very low, at.4 by end 214., the, and are the only regions with double-digit fixed-broadband penetration growth rates. region stands out with the lowest growth in fixed broadband, estimated at 2.5 and reaching a penetration rate of around 17 by the end of 214. s fixed-broadband penetration is much higher compared with other regions and almost three times as high as the global average (28 compared with ).
ALMOST 3 BILLION PEOPLE 4 OF THE WORLD S POPULATION ARE USING THE INTERNET Close to one out of three people in the developing countries are online Individuals using the Internet, total and percentage, 25-214* Millions 35 3 25 2 15 5 (in millions) (in millions) () 25 26 27 28 29 2 211 212 213 214* 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 By end 214, the number of Internet users globally will have reached almost 3 billion. Twothirds of the world s Internet users are from the developing world. In developing countries, the number of Internet users will have doubled in 5 years, from 974 million in 29 to 1.9 billion in 214. Percentage of individuals using the Internet, 25-214* 9 8 78 7.8 7 6 5 4 4 4. 3.2 3 32 2 25 26 27 28 29 2 211 212 213 214* Source: ITU Telecommunication /ICT Indicators database inhabitants Per Internet user penetration has reached 4 globally, 78 in developed countries and 32 in developing countries. 214 growth rates in developed countries remain at a relatively low, at 3.3 compared with 8.7 in developing countries. Globally, there are 4 billion people not yet using the Internet and more than 9 of them are from the developing world. Percentage of individuals using the Internet, by region, 214* 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 78 75 65 56 41 4 Arab Staates 32 32 19 In, almost 2 of the population will be online by end 214, up from in 2. In the Americas, close to two out of three people will be using the Internet by end 214, the second highest penetration rate after. s Internet penetration will be reaching 75 (or three out of four people) by end 214, the highest worldwide. One third of the population in Asia-Pacific will be online by end 214 and around 45 of the world s Internet users will be from the Asia- Pacific region.
44 OF HOUSEHOLDS HAVE INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME In, only one out of ten households is connected Percentage of households with Internet access, by level of development, 25-214* 8 7 6 78 5 4 44 3 31 2 25 26 27 28 29 2 211 212 213 214* By end 214, 44 of the world s households will have Internet access at home. Close to one third (31) of households in developing countries will be connected to the Internet, compared with 78 in developed countries. 213/14 growth rates in the developing world will be more than three times as high as those in the developed world (12.5 growth compared with 4). Household Internet access is approaching saturation levels in developed countries. The number of households with Internet access in developing countries surpassed those in developed countries in 213, and doubled between 2 and 214. Percentage of households with Internet access, by region, 214* 8 78 78 7 6 5 44 53 57 4 3 31 36 36 2 11 By end 214, more than one out of two households in the will be connected to the Internet. In, only about one out of ten households will be connected to the Internet. However, household Internet access in continues to grow at double-digit rates (at 18 in 214, more than twice the growth of the world average).
HIGH-SPEED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET Differences in broadband speed persist Fixed-broadband subscriptions per inhabitants, by speed, early 213 Fixed-broadband subscriptions per inhabitants, by speed, early 213 Korea (Rep.) France Iceland** Denmark Hong Hong Kong, China Andorra United Kingdom* Belgium Netherlands** Japan Malta Switzerland Sweden Portugal Norway* Finland Germany Bulgaria Spain United States* Singapore Greece Luxembourg Hungary Lithuania Canada* Romania Israel Austria Czech Republic Slovenia Macao, China Ireland Slovak Republic Estonia Poland** Russian Federation Italy Cyprus Croatia Kazakhstan China* Brazil Cape Verde Chile Belarus Trinidad & Tobago United United Arab Emirates Turkey Saudi Arabia* Bahrain Georgia Armenia Serbia** Azerbaijan Kyrgyzstan Morocco Bosnia Bosnia and and Herzegovina Jordan Costa Rica Colombia Oman Venezuela Tunisia** Ecuador Sri Lanka Qatar Belize Mauritius Egypt Antigua Antigua and & Barbuda Namibia Senegal Swaziland Guyana Iran (I.R.) Bhutan Bolivia Uzbekistan Zimbabwe Bangladesh Ghana Mbit/s 2 to < Mbit/s 256 kbit/s to <2 Mbit/s Uganda [.11] Lesotho [.7] Benin [.5] Malawi [.1] 5 15 15 2 2 25 25 3 3 35 35 4 4 Note: Refers to advertised speeds. * Data correspond to speed intervals slightly different from the ones defined by ITU. ** Breakdown by speed available only for a part of the total fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions. Early 212 data.
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