Internet Penetration Rate in Bangladesh vs Global Perspective

• The global internet penetration rate is 59.5 percent (As of Sep 10, 2021)
• Active Social Media Users globally 4.2 Billion (2021)
• Active Mobile Internet Users globally 4.32 Billion (2021)Active Mobile Social Media Users globally 4.15 Billion (2021)

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• Bangladesh has ranked 135th out of 137 countries in the word in a recent report of Ookla, a global platform that measures internet speed.
• Bangladesh ranks 58th in the world in terms of broadband internet price.
• First internet service provider in Bangladesh- Internet Services Network (ISN)

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Year	Total Global User (in million)	Change in Total Global User (in million)	Total Bangladeshi User (in million)	Bangladesh Mobile User (in million)	Change in Total Bangladeshi User (in million)	Change in Bangladeshi Mobile User (in million)
2015	3000	–	54.12	51.45	–	–
2016	3200	6.67%	66.62	62.71	23.10%	21.89%
2017	3400	6.25%	80.48	75.05	20.80%	19.68%
2018	3700	8.82%	91.34	85.55	13.49%	13.99%
2019	4100	10.81%	99.42	93.68	8.85%	9.50%
2020	4600	12.20%	111.87	102.35	12.52%	9.25%
2021	4900	6.52%	128.78	118.71	15.12%	15.98%

Over the last seven years till 2021, the Internet user uplifted at a decreasing rate and reached 128.78 million total users at a CAGR of 15.54%. In line with that, mobile internet users also moved in the same direction and reached 118.71 million at a CGAR of 14.95%.

In the last seven years, Although the recent global internet penetration growth dropped, it increased at a pace of CAGR 8.52% and reached 4.9 billion in 2021.