2025-09-11 · 8.2 billion humans
2.2 billion people are still not on the internet
Three-quarters of humanity is online in 2025. The remaining quarter is not a rounding error. It is 2.2 billion people, mostly in low- and middle-income countries.
2.2 billion people are still offline in 2025 — more than one in four humans, most of them in low- and middle-income countries. ITU's Facts and Figures 2025 puts global internet use at 74% but warns progress is slowing: mobile broadband coverage is nearly universal, while affordability and quality gaps keep the rest disconnected.
1 cell = 8.2 million people (0.1% of world population) · 1,000 cells
Context
ITU estimates 6.0 billion people were using the internet in 2025, about 74% of the world's 8.2 billion people. The 2.2 billion still offline are concentrated in low- and middle-income countries, where broadband services remain out of reach for many.
The report highlights a gap between coverage and use: mobile broadband coverage is nearly universal, but quality and affordability gaps persist. 5G now reaches more than half the global population and accounts for more than a third of mobile broadband subscriptions, though coverage remains concentrated in high-income countries.
ITU's annual estimates also track who is left behind: gender and urban–rural divides continue to narrow but endure, and overall progress in getting people online is slowing.
ITU Facts and Figures 2025: 6.0 billion people online (~74%); 2.2 billion still offline. Cells rounded to 1,000.
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