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Detailed explanation-1: -As a country with 1, 433 million population, in 2020, India has around 622 million active internet users. It was estimated that in 2025, number of active internet users would surpass 900 million in the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are 5.16 billion internet users in the world today. The total number of internet users around the world grew by 98 million during the past 12 months. Globally, internet user numbers are growing at an annual rate of 1.9 percent, but year-on-year growth is much higher in many developing economies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Internet subscribers in India June 2022 As of June 2022, the number of rural internet subscribers was over 339 million in India. The total number of internet subscribers across the south Asian country was over 836 million during the same time period.

Detailed explanation-4: -Between 2016 to 2020, the internet grew with growth rates in double-digits. But it slumped to about 4% in 2021. In the quarter ending June 2022, the growth of internet subscribers was less than 1% over 2021. The number of people using broadband has hovered at the same level for the past two years.