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New data shows the number of new mobile internet users is stalling (restofworld.org)

submitted 3 days ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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57% of the population is already connected to mobile internet.

In Pakistan, Nigeria, and Mexico, the rate of new mobile internet subscriber growth is slowing.

The remaining populations will be harder, and more expensive, to get online.

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[–] friendlymessage@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

I guess the people in this thread here just hate people from developing countries or they haven't read the article. Or could someone explain why people here celebrate this:

Rest of World analysis of that data found that a number of developing countries are plateauing in the number of mobile internet subscribers. That suggests that in countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Mexico, the easiest populations to get online have already logged on, and getting the rest of the population on mobile internet will continue to be a challenge.

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The cost of data in Africa, for example, is more than twice that of the Americas, the second most expensive region.