Fermi question · Technology

About how many people worldwide used the Internet in 2025?

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≈ 6 billion people

Fermi estimates are judged by scale, so a reasonable approximation can still earn a strong score.

One way to estimate it

Estimate global population multiplied by the share of people who are online.

  1. Population≈ 8.2 billion
  2. Connectivity≈ 74%
  3. Estimate8.2B × 0.74 ≈ 6.1B people

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