Mobile Internet: 7 billion subscribers worldwide in late 2014

The multiplicity of devices and mobility needs foster the development of the mobile internet. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published its report. It believes that by 2014, there will be 7 billion users of mobile internet.

Connect quickly and anywhere is a demand for more and more important for consumers, enhanced by the development of broadband. Manufacturers and web companies are adapting and want to take advantage.

But what is the mobile Internet growth in the world? The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published its annual report on the sector.

While the world population was 7.065 billion in 2013, the ITU estimates that by the end 2014 there will be almost 7 billion mobile subscriptions worldwide. This represents an annual growth of 2.6%., Because the western countries are close to saturation. They have exceeded a penetration rate of 100% and will take advantage of that growth below 2% in 2014.
In contrast, growth will be strongest in Africa, with 69%, and Asia Pacific, with 89% growth.

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Compared to the global total, emerging countries represent, in late 2014, 78% of mobile subscriptions.
For mobile broadband subscriptions, ITU estimates that 2.3 billion subscriptions will be purchased, is a global penetration rate of 32%. Emerging countries are not late because they represent 55% of this total. Growth in Western countries is estimated at 84% and 21% for developing countries.