Internet users go up 120 percent in six years

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The number of Internet subscribers in Cambodia has gone up to 17.872 million last year from 8.099 million in 2016, a 120 percent increase compared to 2016, according to data from the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC). The Internet subscription surpassed the total population of the country which is 16 million.

 

TRC stated that the mobile phone subscribers were 19,899 million in 2021, marginally down by 0.07 percent from 19,915 million subscribers in 2016. However, the subscription figures of mobile Internet users and fixed Internet users were not given separately.

 

The rise in Internet penetration showed how fast the Cambodian people were embracing technology, as the trend of using smartphones for studies, shopping, and social networks is increasing, said Cambodia Digital Tech Association president Chhin Ken. The trend shows the increasing use of smartphones in Cambodia for Internet surfing, he said.

 

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