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Internet Users In India

India will have over 150 mn 5G users by 2024, 2G count falling: Report

Nokia study projects average data usage per user per month will grow over 136 per cent by 2027

Updated On: 16 Feb 2023 | 11:28 PM IST

Smartphone flattens internet growth curve in India, shows Trai data

Even as usage rises, internet reach and growth has stalled

Updated On: 03 Jan 2023 | 11:00 PM IST

45% growth in active internet users in rural India since 2019: Study

The study revealed that female active internet users grew by a whopping 61% since 2019

Updated On: 05 May 2022 | 11:22 PM IST

Not right to resort to Internet shutdown every time: Parliament panel

The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has recommended that the Union government should not shutdown the Internet services in every case.

Updated On: 02 Dec 2021 | 9:17 AM IST

Active internet users in India likely to reach 900 mn by 2025: IAMAI

The report suggests that even though the internet penetration in urban India is over two times than rural areas, the usership in rural areas has been growing at a faster rate on a year-on-year basis.

Updated On: 03 Jun 2021 | 3:04 PM IST

India's active Internet population to hit 900 million by 2025: Report

The digital adoption is fast increasing in rural India with a spurt in smartphone usage, as the total active internet population is likely to touch 900 million by 2025 from 622 million last year

Updated On: 03 Jun 2021 | 12:39 PM IST

Razorpay gears up to digitise small businesses; aims at $50 bn TPV by 2021

Due to lack of trust, new merchants usually see 30% higher cart abandonments on the checkout page as compared to established merchants; Razorpay is aiming to change that

Updated On: 19 Dec 2020 | 1:08 AM IST

Internet user base up 3.4% at March-end; Jio commands over 52% market: Trai

Reliance Jio led the chart grabbing 52.3 per cent of the overall market share, followed by Bharti Airtel (23.6 per cent share) in the quarter ended March 2020

Updated On: 20 Sep 2020 | 2:23 PM IST

Traffic congestion in Mumbai, Delhi tapering off after a rise, shows data

People use the internet more when they are at home, for work, and for entertainment, leading to a fall in download speeds because of increased load.

Updated On: 22 Jun 2020 | 10:46 PM IST

Cable operators feel the Covid-19 lockdown pinch, lose subscribers

Though TV viewership surged during lockdown, subscribers deleted channels from their package to cut costs

Updated On: 02 Jun 2020 | 2:41 AM IST

Covid-19 lockdown effect: Every second Indian now on internet in cities

The data released by Nielsen and the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) shows that internet usage has grown sharply in cities over the last one month, touching 54 per cent

Updated On: 09 May 2020 | 3:36 AM IST

Coronavirus lockdown is 'godsend' for fixed broadband companies: Report

Data usage has darted up 25-30 per cent since the lockdown began on March 25, the note said

Updated On: 27 Apr 2020 | 8:04 PM IST

Coronavirus: Digital industry to flip to SD from HD on work-from-home surge

Data consumption the past few days has gone up by 15-20% and consumption of high definition data requires 6-7 times higher bandwidth

Updated On: 25 Mar 2020 | 10:28 PM IST

Over two-fold rise in internet user base in India by 2023 at 666 mn: Report

The cheaper mobile internet access and smartphone has made India to see the highest growth in terms of app downloads

Updated On: 20 Feb 2020 | 10:01 AM IST

Making a billion go online: FICCI calls for language friendly internet

As much as 70 per cent of Indians are non-English speakers, and the global mission is to bring the next billion people online making the Internet more friendly for their language

Updated On: 18 Nov 2019 | 7:46 PM IST

Internet users grow 9.3% in July-Sept 2018, total telephone base up 1.93%

Monthly ARPU for wireless service was down 2.55%, from Rs 69.15 in April-June 2018 to Rs 67.39 in July-September 2018, and was down by a fifth on yearly basis

Updated On: 08 Jan 2019 | 7:54 PM IST

Microsoft, YouTube, Facebook, Google shake down the Indian language tree

Digital platforms look to engage brands and users beyond multi-lingual entertainment content

Updated On: 05 Apr 2018 | 9:15 PM IST

Indians prefer quality net content over online freebies

Vantage point: Insights from cutting-edge research

Updated On: 07 Aug 2017 | 1:01 AM IST