Internet user penetration worldwide is on pace to match eMarketer’s earlier estimates for the year. In 2017, nearly 47% of people around the globe will go online at least once a month, either via desktop/laptop or mobile device. By 2019, more than half of the population will use the internet, equating to 3.84 billion people.
According to eMarketer's latest report, growth in the number of internet users continues to be driven by the adoption of mobile phones with internet capabilities, a common occurrence in emerging markets across Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East and Africa.
Meanwhile, the number of mobile phone internet users worldwide will reach 2.73 billion this year. Of that group, 87.4% will use a smartphone for mobile internet access.
Smartphone adoption will continue to post double-digit gains this year to reach 2.39 billion people, or nearly one-third (32.3%) of the global population. After overtaking feature phones as the main type of phone used worldwide in 2016, smartphones will expand this lead, accounting for 54.0% of mobile phone users in 2017.
Nearly a decade after McKinsey began tracking corporate use of artificial intelligence, the question for many companies is no longer whether to use AI but how to scale it and turn adoption into measurable business value.
Global shipments of XR headwear experienced a significant decline of 38.7% year-on-year, falling to 1.9 million units during the first half of 2026, according to recent data from Omdia.
The Major Domestic Appliances (MDA) market in 2026 is currently characterized by a notably cautious consumer sentiment.
