In today’s fast-paced world, many individuals go online for a variety of reasons. But approximately 37% of the global population appears to have never utilized the internet. A United Nations body made the announcement.
The coronavirus pandemic has increased to internet users, but roughly 3 billion people are still unable to access it.
According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the UN, 96 percent of individuals in poor nations have no internet access.
ITU secretary-general Houlin Zhao, said, “ITU will work to make sure the building blocks are in place to connect the remaining 2.9 billion. We are determined to ensure no one will be left behind.”
According to ITU, the number of people getting online rose from 4.1 billion in 2019 to 4.9 billion this year. It is a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Several persons who use the internet may do it seldom, have connectivity concerns, or share gadgets.
School closures, lockdowns, and the necessity to access online services may have contributed to the increase in internet users during the pandemic, according to the ITU.
The rate of expansion has been inconsistent. In impoverished countries, net connectivity is generally unaffordable; nearly three-quarters of individuals in the 46 least-developed countries have never used the internet.
Younger people, men, and people who live in cities are more likely to use the internet than older people, women, and people who live in rural regions, with the gender divide being much more prominent in developing countries.
Poverty, illiteracy, limited electricity access, and a lack of digital skills proceeded to defy the “digitally excluded”, the ITU added.