Out of the nearly seven billion people living on Earth, about how many have access to the internet?
A.
fewer than one billion
B.
slightly less than half**
C.
slightly more than half
D.
more than 90 percent
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The correct answer is B. slightly less than half. As of June 2018, 55.1% of the world's population has internet access. This means that slightly less than half of the world's population does not have access to the internet.
D. more than 90 percent
So many people have access to the internet these days that it's almost like a secret club where the password is "Wi-Fi." It's estimated that over 90 percent of the Earth's population can connect to the internet, which means that even the most remote corners of the globe are getting their daily dose of funny cat videos and questionable social media updates. It's like the world is one big online party, and absolutely everyone's invited. Except maybe people who still use dial-up. Sorry, Grandma.
To determine the approximate number of people who have access to the internet out of the nearly seven billion people living on Earth, we need to consider the current global internet penetration rate. The internet penetration rate gives us a percentage of the population that has access to the internet.
As of 2021, the global internet penetration rate is around 59 percent. This means that slightly less than 60 percent of the world's population has access to the internet.
To calculate the approximate number of people, we can multiply the global population by the internet penetration rate:
Total number of people with internet access ≈ Global population × Internet penetration rate
Assuming a global population of nearly seven billion, the calculation would be:
Total number of people with internet access ≈ 7 billion × 0.59
This calculation gives us approximately 4.13 billion people with internet access.
Therefore, the most accurate answer to the question "Out of the nearly seven billion people living on Earth, about how many have access to the internet?" would be:
Option C. Slightly more than half (4.13 billion)
No.
" As of June 2018, 55.1% of the world's population has internet access. In 2015, the International Telecommunication Union estimated about 3.2 billion people, or almost half of the world's population, would be online by the end of the year."
Global Internet usage - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Internet_usage