global internet population

2 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Benedict Evans · across every show →

Everything said about global internet population, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Prediction Held up
Evans: 4 to 4.5 billion adults globally will be online
“What's actually happening is that there are five billion adults on Earth, and four to four and a half billion of them will be online, and basically the only people who are not online are the people who are not economically active or who are basically being sho…”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 30:47 a16z Podcast | Enough with the Old Stuff -- Time for New Questions in Mobile
Jan 26, 2026 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Over half of global internet users have already used AI tools
“It's probably well over half of the global internet population has used AI tools already.”
David George Jan 26, 2026 ▶ 11:03 The Biggest Bottlenecks For AI: Energy & Cooling
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