As of June 2022, Asia was leading by the number of internet users worldwide with nearly 2.9 billion internet users. Europe ranked second, with more than 750 million internet users. Meanwhile, the number of internet users worldwide was 5.47 billion.
Number of internet users worldwide from 2009 to 2022, by region (in millions)
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Internet World Stats. (July 31, 2022). Number of internet users worldwide from 2009 to 2022, by region (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265147/number-of-worldwide-internet-users-by-region/
Internet World Stats. "Number of internet users worldwide from 2009 to 2022, by region (in millions)." Chart. July 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265147/number-of-worldwide-internet-users-by-region/
Internet World Stats. (2022). Number of internet users worldwide from 2009 to 2022, by region (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265147/number-of-worldwide-internet-users-by-region/
Internet World Stats. "Number of Internet Users Worldwide from 2009 to 2022, by Region (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265147/number-of-worldwide-internet-users-by-region/
Internet World Stats, Number of internet users worldwide from 2009 to 2022, by region (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265147/number-of-worldwide-internet-users-by-region/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Number of internet users worldwide from 2009 to 2022, by region (in millions) [Graph], Internet World Stats, July 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265147/number-of-worldwide-internet-users-by-region/