Only 13 Percent Indian Subscribers On 3G/4G Networks: Facebook

"Research in countries including Ghana, South Africa, India, and the U.S. confirmed that lack of awareness, perception of lack of value or utility or lack of ability are the primary reasons why people don't use the internet," it added.

Overall, the report said, the most recent estimates have predicted that, by end-2014, almost 3 billion people will have connected to internet at some point within the previous year.

"Connectivity is concentrated in developed countries and sparse in developing countries, where 78 per cent of the population is online compared to 32, respectively," it added.

Developing countries are home to 94 per cent of global offline population. The U.S. and Germany have connectivity rates as high as 84 per cent, while Ethiopia and Myanmar are connected at rates below 2 per cent, it said.
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