BY THE NUMBERS
TECH the
WHO CAN GET ONLINE
In 2008 , only 23 % of the world ’ s population was able to regularly access the internet . That figure had jumped to 48 % by 2018 , leaving 52 % offline .
327 million
fewer women than men globally have a smartphone and can access the mobile internet
GLOBAL INTERNET ACCESS IN 2018
48 % INTERNET ACCESS 52 % ZERO ACCESS
$ 130 million
Money lost a day in US economic activity when people can ’ t get online
$ 65 billion
Budget for broadband development in the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress
1
MORE THAN
4 in
Americans don ’ t have digital literacy skills or access to internet-enabled digital devices
155,000
New users of HP LIFE , a free skills-training program from the HP Foundation , in 2020
50.3 million
students and adult learners have benefited from HP ’ s education programs and solutions since 2015
PHOTOGRAPHS BY HP ( CHROMEBOOK ); MANIK ROY ( STETHOSCOPE ); STOCKSY ( ALL OTHERS ). SOURCES : UNITED NATIONS ( GLOBAL INTERNET ACCESS ); CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ( WOMEN AND SMARTPHONES ); FAST COMPANY ( BROADBAND BUDGET ); NEJM CATALYST ( DIGITAL LITERACY ); FCC ( STUDENTS LACKING TECHNOLOGY ); PEW RESEARCH ( BLACK AND HISPANIC INTERNET USE , URBAN VS . RURAL ); NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS ( NATIVE AMERICAN ACCESS ); EDUCATION TRUST ( HOMEWORK AND INTERNET
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