Introduction
The internet, called the World Wide Web (WWW), is a series of interconnected computer networks that communicate between devices and networks. It first went public in 1993 when the source code was released into the public domain. Since then, the popularity of the internet has grown to over 3.4 billion users in 2016.
The biggest factor in how much the internet is used in a country is whether it has the infrastructure to support it. For either the internet to be accessible, a series of telephone wires, coaxial cables, or fiber optics must be run for internet service to be sent to a router or modem before it can be used in a home or office. Internet usage, though, is becoming more accessible as mobile devices and wireless and satellite internet become a more viable option.
Internet access now has been a key factor in the development of nations and central to many emerging powers infrastructure projects. Not only do people with internet access have a world of information at their hands but this access allows citizens to partake in the global economy, establish online businesses, trade, and a plethora of other things that assist in developing a nation. Hence, internet access being central to the operations of a state.
Learn for yourself about internet users by country in the map and charts.
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