Internet Users

India has more internet users in rural areas than urban, says PM Modi

India has more rural internet users than urban users and the nation is the world's number one in digital transactions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday, inaugurating several projects in the road and railway sectors. In his address, Modi said India has been witnessing a revolution in terms of infrastructure. "We are the world's No 1 in digital transactions; we have the most inexpensive mobile data. Today, India has more rural internet users than urban users." He said over 6 lakh km of optic fibre has been laid connecting almost 2 lakh gram panchayats. Some new generation infra projects will begin to serve the people from today and some other projects will see starting from now and these projects cover roadway, railway and airways, lending cheer to the new year celebration (Tamil New Year, April 14). Tamil Nadu is home of history and heritage. It is land of language and literature and a centre of patriotism and national consciousness. Many of the nation's leading ..

Inclusive internet must for bringing on board next 1 bn users: Experts

The next one billion Internet users are likely to come from countries that speak and write in languages other than English, putting in focus the need to develop a more inclusive and multilingual online space for individuals and organisations, experts said. Two global organisations The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) have been working to make the Internet more unified that supports a broad range of languages and scripts, they said. The first major step of this objective is the Universal Acceptance of Internet (commonly referred to as UA'). It is a technical requirement that ensures all valid domain names and e-mail addresses can be used by all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems, UA Ambassador Sushanta Sinha told PTI. ICANN and UASG are observing the Universal Acceptance Day on March 28, seeking participation from the global Internet community. Nearly 50 UA Day events are expected to be

YouTube TV's 'multiview streams' feature rolling out to all users

Video-sharing platform YouTube announced that it is rolling out its streaming television service's new multiview feature to all users that allows subscribers to watch up to four different programs

Instagram down for users for a few hours worldwide, cause unclear

Users complained about difficulties logging in, uploading photos, and accessing Instagram features

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

The apps Indians love: All about mobile internet usage by age and gender

Gen Z , 25+ find no common ground in app consumption

Google receives 37,282 complaints from Indian users, removes bad content

Google received 37,282 complaints from Indian users in the month of August in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The tech giant also removed a total of 551,659 pieces of bad content

Facebook takes down political influence operations from China and Russia

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on Tuesday took down two separate covert influence networks operating from China and Russia

Internet usage grows faster in rural India; knowhow still a deterrent

346 million make online transactions for e-commerce and digital payments, with coronavirus boosting practice

Google executive warns against sharing of citizen data, even if anonymized

India in February published a draft data policy for public consultation saying all data collected, stored by government ministries and departments will be open and shareable barring exceptions

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

Can global entities shut down root servers?

Root servers are at the core of the global internet system. Controlled by 13 designated entities, they are a network of hundreds of servers on which domain names are hosted

InMobi's Glance sees active user base in India at 173 mn in Q4 2021

In terms of share across price bands, $150-$250 continued to be the largest segment for Glance

66% broadband and fibre users face disruption, finds survey

53% say it takes more than 24 hours for the service provider to resolve the issue

Starlink internet service has more than 145,000 users globally: Report

Starlink, the satellite internet division of billionaire Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX, now has more than 145,000 users across 25 countries globally.

Lockscreen content firm Glance active user base crosses 160 mn in India

Firm gives users access to a wide range of content, including live interactive, on their smartphone lockscreens.

Caller ID app Truecaller crosses milestone of 300 mn active users a month

India continues to be its largest geography with 220 mn users

Long & short of video use: India 2 times faster than China, says Bain & Co

Online video user penetration here is about 60% of Internet users versus over 90% in China

Internet users up nearly 4% to over 825 million in Q4 of FY21: TRAI data

Of these 825 mn internet subscribers, 26 mn were wired Internet users and 799 mn were wireless subscribers

Short video space in India poised for growth, says RedSeer research

TikTok had a monthly active user base of 170 million (DAU) in India when it was banned