STATISTICS: DIGITAL USAGE IN 2018
The 2018 new global digital report from We Are Social and Hootsuite shows that more than 4 billion people worldwide use the Internet. More than half of the world’s population is now online. The latest data shows that nearly 2.5 billion new users will be online for the first time in 2017. Africa has the fastest growth rate, and the number of Internet users has increased by more than 20% in the mainland. Much of the growth in Internet users this year is driven by more affordable smartphone and mobile data initiatives. In 2017, more than 200 million people acquired their first mobile device, and two-thirds of the world’s 7.6 billion inhabitants have mobile phones. More than half of the phones in use today are "smart" devices, so people are more and more likely to enjoy a rich Internet experience no matter where they are. The use of social media continues to grow rapidly, with the number of people using top-level platforms in each country increasing by nearly 1 million n...