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Mobile internet usage gap: Pakistan ranks among top countries by absolute number

Pakistan Published 16 September 2026, 08:36 · archived 16 Sep 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged as one of the countries with the world’s largest mobile internet usage gaps, with around 140 million people living within mobile broadband coverage but not using mobile internet, highlighting affordability, digital skills, and connectivity challenges that could hold back the country’s digital economy. According to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) report ‘State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2026’, Pakistan ranks among the top countries globally by the absolute number of people in the mobile internet usage gap. The report places Pakistan’s gap ...

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