MBB Services per Head of Population – Source ITU
People Having Access to the Internet – Source ITU
The ITU in their 2014 ICT Facts and Figures Report says that there will be almost 7 billion mobile subscriptions in the world at the end of 2014 with a global penetration rate then of 96%. The annual growth rate ITU says is the lowest it has ever been at 2.6% indicating saturation in particular in the developed world markets.
There are 2.3 Bn Mobile Broadband Services in the world according to ITU with an average of 32 services per head of population (84 in the developed world and 21 per 100 population in the developing world). MBB sevices continue to grow strongly especially in the developing word where 2013/14 YoY growth rate is 26% compared to 11.5% YoY growth in the developed world.
The corresponding figure for fixed internet is around 700M services or 10 services per 100 population (27 per 100 in the developed world and 6 per 100 in the developing world)
The ITU says that by the end of 2014 the number of people who have access to the internet will reach almost 3 Bn approaching 40% of the world population.