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How Much Internet Has Penetrated Bangladesh?

The internet usage in Bangladesh has grown rapidly since the 1990s and more than 50% of people use the internet according to government estimates. However, other reports estimate internet usage at around 18% in 2016. The number of internet subscribers has increased from 88 million in July 2018 to over 91 million in November 2018 according to Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions (BTRC). Most people access the internet via mobile phones due to declining smartphone prices, with around 73% using mobile phones for internet in 2017. However, the actual number of internet users is unclear as people can have multiple subscriptions and access via different means. More research is needed to accurately determine internet usage in Bangladesh.

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How Much Internet Has Penetrated Bangladesh?

The internet usage in Bangladesh has grown rapidly since the 1990s and more than 50% of people use the internet according to government estimates. However, other reports estimate internet usage at around 18% in 2016. The number of internet subscribers has increased from 88 million in July 2018 to over 91 million in November 2018 according to Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions (BTRC). Most people access the internet via mobile phones due to declining smartphone prices, with around 73% using mobile phones for internet in 2017. However, the actual number of internet users is unclear as people can have multiple subscriptions and access via different means. More research is needed to accurately determine internet usage in Bangladesh.

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How much Internet has Penetrated Bangladesh?

By

Kamal Hossain, Aysha Siddika Mou and Manoka Jalil Juthi

The internet usage in Bangladesh has been increasing rapidly since the entrance of internet in
Bangladesh since early 1990s. Since 2014, there has been a rapid growth in the number of
internet users, which is opening new doors for the nation through a growing e-commerce sector
providing freelance opportunities for the young generation of the country.

According to Government estimation, more than 50% people are using internet, however
according to the World Bank report, the number of internet users in Bangladesh is approximately
18.247% in 2016 and we have educated estimate of increased number in the last 2 years, but the
exact number of internet users is still not clear.

https://infogram.com/internet-penetration-1h0r6rgkvojm2ek?live
According to BTRC, one kilobyte consumption of data from a single SIM card is counted as an
internet subscriber which makes a person having 2 or more sim cards as 2 or consequent number
of subscribers, it seems. Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions (BTRC)
shows that the number of internet subscribers at the end of July (2018) was 88.687 million, at the
end of August internet subscribers were around 90.501 million whereas recently it is
approximately 91.81 million in the month of November (2018).

The telecom regulators, BTRC and data from StatCounterGlobalStats estimated that people are
more inclined to use the internet via their mobile phones due to the declining price of the smart
phones. In 2017, it is reported that almost 73% internet users are accessing internet through
mobile phones, 25% desktops and around 1% are tablet users. BTRC report also showed that the
number of active mobile phone users has increased by 16.52 lakh (2018).

https://infogram.com/number-of-internet-subscribers-1hnq41w1q0z963z

The number of mobile phone internet users has increased by 17.73 lakh and reached to 8.47 crore
in August (2018), at the same time the number of fixed connection users has increased by 42,000
and reached to 57.33 lakh users. According to ITU report, Bangladesh has secured its place in
18th position among 47th least developed countries in the world. Also in the year 2017, in an
event, Google officials said that 4 core people in Bangladesh use internet, around 25% of the
total people of Bangladesh.
Now the question comes whether they are actual users or the subscribers as both are not same,
one person can subscribe to mobile internet, can subscribe in WIFI, modem and also via other
sources, perhaps that one person is using his internet in his mobile phone in WIFI only.
Therefore, the data the sources are providing needs to be clarified and so more research is
required in this field.

Authors: Kamal Hossain is a senior Lecturer of eBusiness and MIS, while Aysha Siddika Mou
and Manoka Jalil Juthi are BBA students at BRAC University.

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