Digital 2021: India
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for India, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in India in 2021.
India’s population
India had a population of 1.39 billion in January 2021.
India’s population increased by 13 million (+1.0%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
48.0% of India’s population is female, while 52.0% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
35.2% of India’s population lives in urban centres, while 64.8% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in India
There were 624.0 million internet users in India in January 2021.
The number of internet users in India increased by 47 million (+8.2%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in India stood at 45.0% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for India
There were 448.0 million social media users in India in January 2021.
The number of social media users in India increased by 78 million (+21%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in India was equivalent to 32.3% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in India
There were 1.10 billion mobile connections in India in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in India increased by 23 million (+2.1%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in India in January 2021 was equivalent to 79.0% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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