India To Become Second Largest Internet Users Base By December

17 November, New Delhi

he internet users in India will become the second largest by December 2015 overtaking United States.

According to Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB, the number of Internet users in India is expected to reach 402 million by December 2015, registering a growth of 49 per cent over 2014.While Internet in India took more than a decade to move from 10 million to 100 million and three years from 100 to 200 million, it took only a year to move from 300 to 400 million users. Internet is mainstream in India today, said IAMAI in a statement.

The large internet users base is definitely a good news for the overall growth of the digital industry, e-commerce and internet startups.In October 2015, there were 375 million internet users in India. Currently, India has the third largest internet users’ base in the word but it is estimated that by December, India will overtake the US as the second largest Internet users’ base in the world.

China currently leads with more than 600 million internet users. According to the report, 71 per cent male and 29 per cent female are Internet users in India. The Internet usage among males has been growing at a rate of 50 per cent while it is growing at 46 per cent for female users.

However, in Urban India, the ratio between male to female Internet users is 62:38 per cent.Significantly, Internet users among females are growing at a rate of 39 per cent compared to 28 per cent among males.