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Indian language internet user base takes off

The internet user base for Indian languages is likely to cross the 500 million mark by 2021

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Sudipto Dey
The internet user base for Indian languages is likely to cross the 500 million mark by 2021, accounting for 75% of internet users. There were 234 million Indian language users by end of 2016, surpassing the number of English internet users (175 million) for the first time. Here is a snapshot of how Indian language users are likely to shape the narrative in Indian cyberspace.


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