52% of Indian population had internet access in 2022: Report

Mumbai: A majority of Indians have become active internet users with 52% of the Indian population or 759 million people accessing the internet at least once a month in 2022, according to a report published by IAMAI and Kantar on Wednesday. By 2025, the number is expected to grow to 900 million.

The ‘Internet in India Report 2022’ released Wednesday also pointed out that out of 759 million ‘active’ internet users in India for 2022, 399 million are from rural India, while 360 million are from urban India, indicating that rural India continues to drive the growth of the internet in the country.