The world's population exceeded 8 billion in November 2022. Just over 57% of the population lives in urban areas.
The growth rate of users of new technologies – between 2% and 3% – is far higher than population growth – 0.8%. The raw number of internet users has doubled since 2013. More than one in two Indians and one in four Chinese are unconnected. The average time spent on the internet, on the other hand, has been virtually stable for ten years – it fluctuates between six and seven hours a day.