Broadband Internet access worldwide
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| 2005 | 2010 | 2016a | |
| World population | 6.5 billion | 6.9 billion | 7.3 billion |
| Not using the Internet | 84% | 70% | 53% |
| Using the Internet | 16% | 30% | 47% |
| Users in the developing world | 8% | 21% | 40% |
| Users in the developed world | 51% | 67% | 81% |
| a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union. |
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| 2005 | 2010 | 2016a | |
| Africa | 2% | 10% | 25% |
| Americas | 36% | 49% | 65% |
| Arab States | 8% | 26% | 42% |
| Asia and Pacific | 9% | 23% | 42% |
| Commonwealth of Independent States |
10% |
34% |
67% |
| Europe | 46% | 67% | 79% |
| a Estimate. Source: International Telecommunication Union. |
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Below is a sortable list of countries by number of Internet users as of 2015. Internet users are defined as persons who accessed the Internet in the last 12 months from any device, including mobile phones. Percentage is the percentage of a country's population that are Internet users. Estimates are derived from either household surveys or from Internet subscription data.
Non-countries and disputed areas are shown in italics. All United Nations member states are included, except North Korea. Taiwan is listed as a sovereign country.
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