Internet users up nearly 4% to over 825 million in Q4 of FY21: TRAI data

Of these 825 mn internet subscribers, 26 mn were wired Internet users and 799 mn were wireless subscribers

The total number of Internet users in the country has risen from 795.18 million at the end of December 2020 to 825.30 million at the end of March 2021, registering a quarterly growth rate of 3.79 per cent, showed data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released on Friday.

Of these 825.30 million internet subscribers, the number of wired Internet users is 26 million and that of wireless subscribers is 799.31 million.

The subscriber base is comprised Broadband Internet users (778.09 million) and Narrowband Internet users (47.21 million).

The broadband Internet subscriber base increased by 4.11 per cent