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India's internet user base crosses 350 million

Xinhua, September 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

India currently boasts of over 350 million internet users, with more than 50 million logging in to the world wide web in the first six months of this year itself.

The latest figures were released by industry body, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), Wednesday. And over 60 percent of internet users surf the net through their mobile phones, the data revealed.

"The internet in India took more than a decade to move from 10 million to 100 million and three years from 100 to 200 million. However, it took only a year to move from 200 to 300 million users. Clearly, internet is mainstream in India today," IAMAI said in a statement.

It added: "Internet (in India) has reached an inflection point. The consolidated numbers affirm the fact that internet in India has now become inclusive, which augurs well for the industry and society at large." Endi