My life & career
Connected learning, services and commerce can reach enormous audiences, though access quality varies.
THE YOTTABIT SCALE INDEX / Information, networks and sensing
6B
Six billion people were connected to the internet.
The ITU estimated approximately six billion internet users in 2025.
2025 · International Telecommunication Union
THE YOTTABIT PERSPECTIVE
What does it mean to me?
Big change is fascinating. Its implications are what matter.
My business
Organizations can design for a more connected customer and workforce, while not assuming universal access.
My industry
Education, retail, banking, public services and health experience profound shifts as access expands.
FROM JIM CARROLL’S WORK
Jim’s work began in the commercial internet era; the numbers show how quickly a once-fringe network became essential infrastructure.
Meet the futurist behind YottaBit ↗WHAT COULD I DO MONDAY MORNING?
Consider one service still designed for a pre-connected world. What would you redesign today?
THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE STORY + METHODOLOGY & SOURCES
What the number really measures
Population using the internet, expressed as people.
The research foundation records: About 6.0 billion people, 2025.
Where the claim has limits
ITU estimates, revised annually
Comparisons and historical rates must be independently checked against definitions and original measurements before an audited chart is published.