Digital 2020: Papua New Guinea

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for Papua New Guinea in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that's not working for you), but read on below for the essential headlines.

Internet users in Papua New Guinea

  • There were 1.10 million internet users in Papua New Guinea in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in Papua New Guinea increased by 101 thousand (+10%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in Papua New Guinea stood at 12% in January 2020.

Social media users in Papua New Guinea

  • There were 760.0 thousand social media users in Papua New Guinea in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in Papua New Guinea increased by 105 thousand (+16%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in Papua New Guinea stood at 8.6% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in Papua New Guinea

  • There were 2.87 million mobile connections in Papua New Guinea in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Papua New Guinea increased by 136 thousand (+5.0%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in Papua New Guinea in January 2020 was equivalent to 32% of the total population.


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