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India's internet user base crosses 950 million in 2025: IAMAI
Hindustan Times Noida
|January 30, 2026
India’s internet user base crossed 950 million in 2025, driven largely by rapid growth in rural connectivity, rising short-video consumption, and increasing adoption of Al, according to a report released by [AMAT on Thursday.
The report also revealed that rural India accounts for 57% of India’s active internet users, i.e, approximately 548 million active users.
The ‘Internet in India Report 2025,’ jointly prepared by Internet and Mobile Association of India ([AMAI) and KANTAR, which highlights these trends, was released at the India Digital Summit in the presence of Manjula N, Secretary to the Government, Department of Electronics, IT/BT and Science &Technology, Government of Karnataka.
यह कहानी Hindustan Times Noida के January 30, 2026 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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