Summary: There are now more than 3 billion people online globally, with two-thirds of all people with internet access now living in the developing world, according to new research by the United Nations agency charged with improving the world's access to IT infrastructure. The latest data outlined in the report shows that internet usage continues to grow steadily, at 6.6 percent globally in 2014, with developed countries seeing 8.7 percent growth in internet usage and developing nations receiving 3.3 percent growth. Although the number of people connected to the internet globally has surpassed the 3 billion milestone, the ITU found that there are still more than 4.3 billion people not yet online, 90 percent of which live in developing countries.

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