A trade body is sure to know subscriber numbers. But how good is it on Internet users? May be they actually mean subscribers?
India has added 52 million Internet users in first six months of the year, taking the total user base to 352 million as on June 30, 2015, industry body IAMAI said on Wednesday.
Interestingly, 213 million (over 60 per cent) users accessed the worldwide web through mobile devices.
“Internet in India has reached an inflection point. The consolidated numbers affirm the fact that Internet in India has now become inclusive, which augurs well for the industry and society at large,” the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) said in a statement.
The number of Internet users has grown over 26 percent from 278 million in October 2014. The number of mobile Internet users has also grown about 40 per cent from 159 million users in October last year.
2 Comments
Alison Gillwald
Unique subscribers or just number of SIMS sold?
Rohan Samarajiva
Not at all clear. Perhaps they are confusing users and subscribers too.
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