(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Nearly half of the global population will be using the internet by the end of this year, according to a new report.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body, predicts that 3.2 billion people will be online. The world's population currently stands at 7.2 billion.
The report, which was published by BBC on Tuesday, added that about 2 billion of those will be in the developing world.
But just 89 million will be in countries such as Somalia and Nepal. These are part of a group of nations described as "least developed countries" by the United Nations, with a combined population of 940 million, according to the report.
There will also be more than 7 billion mobile device subscriptions, the ITU said.
It found that 78 out of 100 people in the US and Europe already use mobile broadband, and 69% of the world has 3G coverage - but only 29% of rural areas are served.
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