Smartphone flattens internet growth curve in India, shows Trai data

Even as usage rises, internet reach and growth has stalled

The growth rate of the internet in India has almost flattened.

From double-digit growth rates through 2016 to 2020, it slumped to about 4 per cent in 2021 going by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data. In the quarter ending June 2022, the growth of internet subscribers was less than one per cent of all of 2021. It was less than a per cent even if you compared it to the same quarter from the previous year. The fallout — the number of people using broadband has hovered at the same level for two years now. The numbers