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ITU estimates that at the end of 2018, 51.2 per cent of the global population, or 3.9 billion people, were using the Internet.

GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ICT DATA

Download time series of ICT data for the world, by geographic regions and by level of development, for the following indicators (2005-2018; excel):

Fixed-telephone subscriptions
Mobile-cellular subscriptions
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions
Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions
Households with a computer
Households with Internet access at home
Individuals using the Internet

Aggregates are based on the ITU regions, and the UN M49 developed/developing country classification.

Country ICT data (until 2018)

Fixed-telephone subscriptions (excel)
Mobile-cellular subscriptions (excel)
Percentage of Individuals using the Internet (excel)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (excel)
Core indicators on access to and use of ICT by households and individuals (excel)
Gender ICT statistics (excel)
ITU Historical Statistics (1849-1967)

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As the UN specialized agency for ICTs, ITU is the official source for global ICT statistics. Find out more about how we produce and disseminate data, our main events and products. More>

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Press release

ITU releases 2018 global and regional ICT estimates
Friday, December 7, 2018

ICT FACTS & FIGURES
IDI
GOOGLE DATA EXPLORER

The ICT Facts and Figures features the latest estimates for ITU’s key telecommunication/ICT indicators.

The ICT Development Index (IDI) is a composite index that until 2017 combined 11 indicators into one benchmark measure. It is used to monitor and compare developments in information and communication technology (ICT) between countries and over time. Since 2009, ITU has published IDI values and country ranking annually.

The Google public data explorer provides an illustration of ITU data though charts.