NEARLY 47 PER CENT OF GLOBAL POPULATION NOW ONLINE – UN REPORT

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NEARLY 47 PER CENT OF GLOBAL POPULATION NOW ONLINE – UN REPORT

Even though China and India are now the largest Internet markets on the planet, they are also among the six countries that together account for 55 per cent of the global ‘offline’ population, according to a new report of a United Nations commission. Read more

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