Internet penetration divide between developed and least developed countries vs Mobile-cellular subscriptions

Internet penetration divide between developed and least developed countries and Mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide, compared over time.

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Internet penetration divide between developed and least developed countries

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Internet penetration divide between developed and least developed countriesInternet penetration divide between developed and least developed countries. 2 observations from 2017 to 2021, ranging from 63% to 66%. Latest value 63% (2021). % 0 20 40 60 80 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 66% 63%
Internet penetration divide between developed and least developed countriesInternet penetration divide between developed and least developed countries. 2 observations from 2017 to 2021, ranging from 63% to 66%. Latest value 63% (2021). % 0 20 40 60 80 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 66% 63%
Internet penetration divide between developed and least developed countriesInternet penetration divide between developed and least developed countries. 2 observations from 2017 to 2021, ranging from 63% to 66%. Latest value 63% (2021). % 0 20 40 60 80 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 66% 63%
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Internet penetration divide between developed and least developed countries
Period Type Value
2017 Actual 66%
2021 Actual 63%
Source: ITU · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Mobile-cellular subscriptions

Unit: billion · 2 observations

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Mobile-cellular subscriptionsMobile-cellular subscriptions. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 9.1 billion to 9.2 billion. Latest value 9.2 billion (2025). billion 0 2 4 6 8 10 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 9.1 9.2
Mobile-cellular subscriptionsMobile-cellular subscriptions. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 9.1 billion to 9.2 billion. Latest value 9.2 billion (2025). billion 0 3 6 9 12 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 9.1 9.2
Mobile-cellular subscriptionsMobile-cellular subscriptions. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 9.1 billion to 9.2 billion. Latest value 9.2 billion (2025). billion 0 3 6 9 12 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 9.1 9.2
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Mobile-cellular subscriptions
Period Type Value
2024 Estimate 9.1 billion
2025 Estimate 9.2 billion
Source: ITU · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Internet penetration divide between developed and least developed countries

The difference in Internet penetration rates between developed economies and least developed countries.

2 observations in Global · source organisations: ITU

Mobile-cellular subscriptions

Total number of active mobile-cellular subscriptions in the region at the end of the period.

2 observations in Global · source organisations: ITU

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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