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India has 2nd largest number of internet users in the world: Mary Meeker 2019 Report

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Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report for 2019 has put India as the second largest country with internet users in the world, just behind China. According to the report, the global internet user base has reached almost 3.8 billion which is more than half of the world’s population.

The global internet penetration has increased from 24 percent in 2009 to 51 percent in 2018 which is significant. However, despite the growth, there has been a year-on-year slowdown in the number of internet users during the same time period. The number has dipped from 7 percent in 2017, to 1 percent.

Where China holds 21 percent of the global internet user base, India has 12 percent and US has 8 percent of the same. The Asia Pacific region was seen harbouring 53 percent of the total internet using population.