?How many Internet users around the world

A new report issued by the Broadband Commission of the United Nations reported that the number of Internet users worldwide will reach 3.5 billion people by the end of the current year 2016, which represents 47% of the total world population.

And despite the fact that China and India possess the largest number in terms of Internet users, the two countries next to four other countries, namely Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria and Bangladesh, together represent 55% of the total population who are still not connected to the Internet around the world.

The 20 countries including the United States represent 75 percent of those who do not use the Internet, and therefore the report finds that the targeted efforts in a few key markets can help greatly to reduce the digital divide between the unconnected and unconnected to the Internet, who number 3.9 billion people, according to the latest estimates.

The report said that South Korea still account for the highest rate of broadband penetration in homes, with a rate of 98.8% of households, followed by Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia increased by 96% and 95% and 94%, respectively.

According to the report, Iceland still has the highest percentage in terms of individuals who use the Internet, with a rate of 98.2%, while Luxembourg occupies the second place with 97.3%, followed by the Principality of Andorra 97%.

For the first time Bahrain joined the list of countries which occupies the forefront in terms of individuals using the Internet, and in seventh place in addition to Japan, ranked ninth after the first ten countries, all in Europe.

And occupies the Principality of Monaco the lead on a global level in terms of the spread of fixed broadband subscriptions at a rate exceeding 47 per 100 inhabitants, compared with the figure recorded in Switzerland amounting to 45%.

So far, only seven countries around the world where the prevalence of fixed broadband exceed 40%, which is Monaco, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Denmark, the Netherlands, France and South Korea.

As Finland is recorded the highest percentage in the world in terms of subscriptions active mobile broadband, as there is with 144 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, followed by Singapore and Kuwait at a rate of 142 and 139 respectively.

In total, there are 91 countries where the number of residents who use the Internet for more than 50%, compared with 79 countries in 2015.

According to the report the lowest levels of use of the Internet around the world are found in Africa, since less than 3% of the population using the Internet in a number of countries Chad include 2.7% and Sierra Leone 2.5%, Niger, 2.2% and Somalia, 1.8% and Eritrea 1.1%.