By 2018, the Internet will be used by almost 50% of the world's population.

In 2015, the number of Internet users will grow to 2.89 billion people, representing 42.2% of the world's population. And by 2018, 3.6 billion, or 48.2%, will use the network. In many ways, the penetration rate is due to the availability of low-cost mobile phones and broadband Internet in emerging markets, including India and Indonesia.

According to eMarketer , the greatest growth will be in India and Indonesia. If in 2013 in India there were 167.2 million users, in 2018 there will be 346.3. In Indonesia, this figure will also approximately double: from 72.8 to 123 million. China will remain the leader in the total number of people who have used the Internet at least once a month - and now it is almost three times ahead of the nearest competitor, the United States. Interestingly, Brazil will overtake Japan and shift it from fourth to fifth place.


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The reasons

There are several reasons for user growth:
- Availability of inexpensive smartphones.
- Connections in emerging markets.
- Charity projects.

Among the charity projects include Internet.org Mark Zuckerberg. This partnership is designed to provide the Internet with the whole world . He has already been supported by such giants as Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera and Qualcomm. The project works in three areas: the development of cheap means of access, the efficiency of data transfer and the promotion of local companies.

What is in Russia?

Russia, in the number of users in the projected 2013-2018 rating, is in seventh place. In 2013, we had 77.5 million network users, and by 2018 their number will grow to 96.6 million. The forecast does not match the promise of Nikolai Nikiforov to provide 97% of the population with access to the network , so let's see how it will be in reality.