Microsoft's 2025 goal: ensuring 100 million more people in Africa have access to the Internet

[Gearbest News]The Internet is not new to people on this planet, but the development of the world is uneven. While we are fully enjoying the convenience brought by the Internet, there are still hundreds of millions of people on the same planet who have never been exposed to this thing. The spread of the Internet to every corner of the earth is inseparable from the participants in this industry. According to Gearbest, as the absolute leader in global computer operating systems, Microsoft's goal is to expand its Internet business in Africa and continue to help more people use the Internet.

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According to foreign media reports, Microsoft President Brad Smith said that the company’s goal is to ensure that 100 million more people in Africa have access to the Internet by 2025. It will also partner with a satellite provider to lay the foundation for long-term adoption of cloud technology. Data shows that since 2017, Microsoft has helped expand access to the Internet to 50 million people under the Airband program, including nearly 10 million Africans.

Although mobile Internet in Africa has developed rapidly in the past few years, which has promoted the exponential growth of Internet access, there is still a lot of development potential in terms of penetration rate. According to data from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), as of December last year, more than 520 million Africans had access to the Internet, accounting for 43% of the total African population, which is far lower than the global standard (66%). Statista predicts that the number of Internet users in Africa will increase to about 565 million in 2022, and by 2025, this number may be close to 700 million. Obviously, digital growth cannot be achieved without the help of technology giants like Microsoft.

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