This statistic presents the digital population worldwide as of October 2018. As of the measured period, almost 4.2 billion people were active internet users and 3.4 billion were social media users. China, India and the United States rank ahead all other countries in terms of internet users.
Global digital population as of October 2018 (in millions)
This statistic presents the digital population worldwide as of October 2018. As of the measured period, almost 4.2 billion people were active internet users and 3.4 billion were social media users. China, India and the United States rank ahead all other countries in terms of internet users.
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| Number of users in millions | |
|---|---|
| Active internet users | 4,176 |
| Unique mobile internet users | 3,908 |
| Active social media users | 3,397 |
| Active mobile social media users | 3,179 |
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