India's Internet users will get doubled by 2020

Since internet has now reached the rural parts of India, the number of web users in India can easily be expected to swell twofold to 730 million in the coming years, as against the present 350 million that we had at the end of 2015.

India can boast of a HUGE internet user base, next only to China (much like our population), and now 'The Future of Internet in India' report by Nasscom and Akamai Technologies has termed it as the fastest growing market in the world, when it comes to internet.

As per the report, 75% of new Internet users in India will be coming from rural areas, while almost an equal number of new users using internet services in local languages.

"India's Internet consumption has already exceeded the US to become number two globally...By 2020, the Internet is expected to penetrate deeper in hinterlands of the country, helping create more opportunities for everyone," said Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar.

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