Foreword of this year’s Facts and Figures by Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau
More than three-quarters of the world’s population are online.
Slow progress towards gender parity in Internet use
Universal Internet use has already been achieved among young people in many parts of the world
The urban–rural divide is narrowing but remains wide in regions with low Internet use
Six in ten people are covered by 5G, but spread is uneven
5G coverage continues to lag in rural areas
Four in ten mobile-broadband subscriptions are 5G subscriptions
Mobile broadband traffic is growing faster, but fixed networks still carry the majority of Internet data
Internet access prices continue to fall, but three in ten economies still do not meet the affordability target for the fixed or mobile broadband basket
Internet users' digital skills are uneven, with communication and collaboration skills being most widespread
More than four out of five people worldwide own a mobile phone
Significant data gaps continue to hamper evidence-based policy-making
How the data are collected, estimates made and aggregates calculated.
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