80% of people on earth will have a digital presence online by 2023.
More people will gain a digital identity as internet connectivity becomes more prevalent.
Respondents estimate that by 2023, more than 80% of the global population will have a digital presence. According to the report “digital life is becoming inextricably linked with a person’s physical life,” and will only continue to grow in importance.
Companies like Facebook and Google are pushing this effort ahead with various projects to connect remote parts of the world to the internet.