Global Internet Power Shifts as Billions Come Online Across Nations
In 2025, humanity crossed a historic digital milestone. Nearly three-quarters of the world’s population—roughly six billion people—are now connected to the internet. This achievement represents decades of investment in telecommunications, mobile infrastructure, undersea cables, satellites, and affordable devices. Yet beneath this impressive global figure lies a more complex and uneven story—one shaped less by technology alone and more by population scale, economic development, and infrastructure access. While headlines often focus on internet penetration rates, the real determinant of global digital power is increasingly the sheer number of users. Countries with massive populations now dominate the internet landscape, reshaping everything from … Read more