Internet penetration refers to the percentage or number of people in a certain area or population who have access to and use the internet. It measures how widespread internet usage is among a particular group of people.
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Current
internet penetration rate is below 10 %, a factor that severely limits the online potential of the the country's 1.2 billion population.
- In countries
where internet penetration is approximately 60 % or higher, the data output generally reflects the overall population.
Since mobile phones are one of the most widely deployed technologies in history, it makes sense that mobile will start driving
global Internet penetration, which currently stands at 36 %.
Thanks to the
deep internet penetration, it has become convenient to find a prospective partner from the comfort of your couch.
The country's
internet penetration stands at about 8 % with 137 million users, of which roughly 20 million are shoppers including the online travel agency market.
Such a need is especially acute, the report finds, given the rapid increase in
internet penetration in emerging economies, which will ac - count for 90 % of all new child «surfers» between now and 2020.
That rate
of internet penetration is lower than the rest of Latin America, and it's why e-reading companies like Amazon have often concentrated on other Latin American countries first.
Despite relatively
low Internet penetration, Brazil has recently overtaken India as Facebook's second - biggest user base and is one of the world's fastest growing markets for smartphones.
Income levels and
internet penetration continue to rise throughout China, so this is a natural progression,» said Yan Xuan, President of Nielsen Greater China.
The consensus view is that
slow Internet penetration and skepticism about ecommerce will keep shopping centers in Latin America alive for the foreseeable future.
With growing
broadband internet penetration, smart phone ownership and a preference for shopping online in Europe, the share of online sales in retail will increase over the next five years.
Among the flaws some have mentioned, is the over-reliance of the app on internet connectivity especially
when internet penetration in the country is still low.
EdTech in Africa has the chance to increase the access to education for Africans by benefiting of the
rising internet penetration rates.
Southeast Asia represents an important market for e-commerce players given a large base of young consumers and
growing internet penetration.
In predicting ebook penetration rates, it's key not just to look at the «technology - savvy» countries, Gallagher said, but to look at the size of the overall population combined
with Internet penetration rate.
With a population of around 1.3 billion, and
internet penetration approaching 30 % heading into 2016, India stands to have a TON of internet users and searches in the next few years.
As I have said, you
need internet penetration, upgrade of services, make Post offices look good, train your staff, all these cost money and NIPOST does not receive subvention from the federal government of Nigeria.
She indicated her preparedness to address key issues in the communication sector in the country, including
enhancing internet penetration, supporting Ghana Post to make it profitable,...
These include a general lull in the world economic scene that has forced consumers to seek greener pastures, and an increase in
internet penetration which has proved to be positive for online retailers and a source of concern for the conventional bookstores.
However, with more and
more internet penetration in the market, people have started to realize the impertinence of buying a life insurance.
Offline term plans still have hopes to survive in some cities of the country, which is all because of the
less Internet penetration.
Most of us don't have the luxury to stream such content, especially India where the high -
speed internet penetration is amongst lowest.
Gaining access to the internet is still very difficult in Ethiopia, with
internet penetration at just 15 % for its over 105 million population.
With one of the
highest internet penetration rates in the world, Estonia is well positioned to be a place where a cryptocurrency users can certainly feel welcome.
Despite relatively
low Internet penetration, Brazil has recently overtaken India as Facebook's (FB.O) second - biggest user base and is one of the world's fastest growing markets for smartphones.
Canada has recently been deemed by comScore to be the «most connected country in the world» when it comes to
broadband internet penetration and usage.
Niel explains that this happened at the time
when Internet penetration was very poor in the Philippines and they had to learn game development from books.
Participants will share insights, network, and identify partnership opportunities to develop and distribute content that will
increase internet penetration in India.
In 2005,
Internet penetration in Asia - Pacific was a meager 9.4 percent (although still a sizable 344 million individuals).
«Online shopping is still relatively new,
Internet penetration is still poor and paying online is an issue because credit card penetration is extremely low.»
Check which developing country has the deepest mobile or
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The internet penetration rate was only 33 per cent in 2017, but is expected to reach 50 per cent by 2020 as smartphone ownership proliferates; 500 million Indians are expected to have smartphones by 2020.
He says increased
Internet penetration and mobile gaming accelerated the market's growth.
MS: India is a huge market and has tremendous potential and with initiatives like India stack, Jan Dhan Yojana with around ~ 286 mn accounts, smartphone penetration with 450 million phones with 60 %
internet penetration — the industry is turning to digitization and work towards deployment of cashless and paperless technology.
The internet penetration in the country now stands at 11 per cent, according to Informa, a publishing and conference company.
As
the internet penetration around the world has almost reached 50 %, the proverbial chasm of social selling seems to be diminishing.
Low staff moral, decrepit infrastructure, low
internet penetration, very low deployment of technology and technology is the way to go.