Smartphones still 'too expensive for many' in India: BCG

Last Updated: Sunday, April 26, 2015, 10:29

Exuding optimism on the increasing Internet penetration in one of the world's fastest growing digital economies, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said online users can grow to as much as 550 million by 2018.

India to have 243 million net users by June 2014, to overtake US

Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 21:59

India will soon overtake the US as the world’s second largest Internet users after China.

60 mn women in India online; 24 mn log in daily: Google

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 17:45

About 40 percent of the 150 million Internet users in the country are women and close to 24 million of them log in everyday to check emails, interact on social networking sites and shop online, according to a study conducted by search giant Google.

‘165 mn mobile Internet users in India by Mar 2015’

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 17:59

According to the report, the number of mobile Internet users increased to 87.1 million by December 2012 from 78.7 million users in October 2012, who accessed Internet through dongles and tablet PCs.