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There are far more connected people than you think. Something like 30% of the people on the planet have web access. 30% is not "an elite slice", especially cons
by cryptoz 16y ago
There are far more connected people than you think. Something like 30% of the people on the planet have web access. 30% is not "an elite slice", especially considering that over the next decade or two the number will climb higher and higher until it's pretty much 100%. The developing countries - especially in Africa - are exploding in web use, especially mobile web.
TBL is perhaps a bit early with his words, but not by much I'd say.
Edit: Numbers: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
- benologist 16y agoI don't know, I've been in a lot of poor countries and I'm sitting in a really poor one right now - Nicaragua. There's loads of internet cafes and the people do use them but that's like an hour here and there for the small % that actually use the internet at all. I bet that 30% includes them even though they're a long way from our dependency on being connected 24/7 and the deep integration into our lives - we're probably disconnected less than these people are connected.