Digital 2020: India

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Internet users in India

  • There were 687.6 million internet users in India in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in India increased by 128 million (+23%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in India stood at 50% in January 2020.

Social media users in India

  • There were 400.0 million social media users in India in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in India increased by 130 million (+48%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in India stood at 29% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in India

  • There were 1.06 billion mobile connections in India in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in India decreased by 15 million (-1.4%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in India in January 2020 was equivalent to 78% of the total population.


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