Online freedom of global digital population 2023-2024

Published by
Ani Petrosyan,
Oct 29, 2024

According to the 2024 report on internet freedom, 35 percent of internet users worldwide were not provided freedom on online platforms. The share of the global digital population with semi-free internet accounted for 35 percent, while only 17 percent of internet users enjoyed unrestricted access to the net.

Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2023 to May 2024

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October 2024

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Worldwide

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June 2023 to May 2024

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among 70 countries and 89 percent of the world's internet population

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