Mobile internet usage gap population
RecordSTO-R50XM9KTJN-C2DX2B5KQZ-C031B5
Global · 2025
Mobile internet usage gap population worldwide was more than 3.4 billion in 2025 (GSMA).
Mobile internet usage gap population: every country and year, and how it is measured
- Publisher
- GSMA
- Authority tier
- T2 Official
- Locator
- Opening paragraph
- Retrieved
- 17 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Launching its State of Mobile Internet Connectivity (SOMIC) Report 2026, the GSMA, which represents the mobile ecosystem worldwide, warns that while artificial intelligence is transforming economies and societies, its benefits will remain out of reach for more than 3.4 billion people who still do not use mobile internet – despite more than 90% of them already living within mobile broadband coverage.
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APA
GSMA. (2025). GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_R50XM9KTJNC2DX2B5KQZC031B5
Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
- MLA
- GSMA. "GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar." 2025, https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_R50XM9KTJNC2DX2B5KQZC031B5.
- Chicago
- GSMA. "GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar." 2025. https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_R50XM9KTJNC2DX2B5KQZC031B5.
- BibTeX
- @misc{gsma2025mobilec031b5, author = {{GSMA}}, title = {GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_R50XM9KTJNC2DX2B5KQZC031B5}, note = {Original source: https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }
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Primary source
- Publisher
- GSMA · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 2 · National and industry official
- Report
- GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- Opening paragraph
- Retrieved
- 17 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 17 September 2026
- Last revision
- 27 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_R50XM9KTJNC2DX2B5KQZC031B5