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  • Jul 8, 2026, 4:55 PM

    A subtle but massive milestone: 200 countries now meet the affordability bar for mobile internet (1 gig of data for no more than 2% of average income). That puts banking, healthcare, education within reach for almost the entire planet.

    via @beautifulnews

    Donut chart titled "Most of the World Can Now Afford Mobile Internet," showing that 97% of the global population meets the affordability threshold of 1 gigabyte of data for no more than 2% of average monthly income. The subtitle notes 200 countries meet this threshold. Surrounding icons indicate that affordable mobile internet enables access to banking and microfinance, education and books, health services, and public services. Source: World Bank, cable.co.uk.
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