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The '''Number of Internet Users''' refers to the active population using the internet in any given year. As of spring 2021, there were 4.57 billion people using the internet.<ref>https://www.analyticsinsight.net/india-estimated-to-reach-1-billion-internet-users-by-2025/</ref>

The '''Number of Internet Users''' refers to the active population using the internet in any given year. As of spring 2021, there were 4.57 billion people using the internet.<ref>https://www.analyticsinsight.net/india-estimated-to-reach-1-billion-internet-users-by-2025/</ref>

According to Statista, "In 2019, the number of internet users worldwide was 3.97 billion, up from 3.74 billion in the previous year."<ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/273018/number-of-internet-users-worldwide/</ref>  

According to Statista, "In 2019, the number of internet users worldwide was 3.97 billion, up from 3.74 billion in the previous year."<ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/273018/number-of-internet-users-worldwide/</ref> In 2005, only about 1.1 billion people used the internet. That means there has been drastic and extraordinary growth in internet usage in the last 15 or so years, since it has more than tripled since then.

India in particular is rapidly rising to internet prominence: "Internet penetration in India reached 50% at the start of 2020. Meaning, already half of the population in India uses the internet. This is a rather fast jump, looking at the fact that in 2015, only 19% of Indian population was actively using the internet at 243 million users."

India in particular is rapidly rising to internet prominence: "Internet penetration in India reached 50% at the start of 2020. Meaning, already half of the population in India uses the internet. This is a rather fast jump, looking at the fact that in 2015, only 19% of Indian population was actively using the internet at 243 million users."