LifeTally · Connected humanity
How quickly did the world come online?
From the first public web years to six billion users—and a clearly labelled 2050 what-if.
01 · 1990—2025
The story without hidden formulas
ITU 20251990–2025
ITU estimates at selected years; the 2050 control below is a user scenario, not an ITU forecast.
An internet user is someone who used the internet in the previous three months. The 2050 value is your scenario, not an ITU forecast.
02 · 2050 WHAT-IF
How many people could be online?
Choose an adoption share. The scenario uses a rounded world population of about 10 billion in 2050.
03 · SOURCE & LIMITS
ITU and World Bank
ITU estimates at selected years; the 2050 control below is a user scenario, not an ITU forecast. An internet user is someone who used the internet in the previous three months. The 2050 value is your scenario, not an ITU forecast.