HomeInsideReport : "By 2022, Internet services sector will create 12 million new jobs"
spot_img

Report : “By 2022, Internet services sector will create 12 million new jobs”

Date:

Trending

PTI – The Internet services sector in the country, which currently employs around one million people, is expected to create 12 million new jobs by 2022, a report said on Tuesday.

The sector, valued at $33.8 billion at present, is expected to reach $76.4 billion by 2022 in conservative estimates, according to the report titled ‘Economic Impact of Internet Services in India’ published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

- Advertisement -

The report also expects the number of Internet users in the country to increase 1.6 times from 481 million at present to 762 million in 2022 due to the proliferation of affordable Internet connectivity.

The number of smartphone users is also estimated to grow at 1.75 times to reach 526 million in 2022, it said.

On the technology and business side of the Internet services, the report said that the Internet will fundamentally change the way the needs, aspirations, and demands of the consumers will be addressed.

“Pivoting on that, the Internet services sector is expected to see several of changes in the future,” it added.

- Advertisement -

The report suggests that the sector can further reach up to $124 billion if certain critical factors are realized such as forward-looking and supportive government policies, better infrastructure for widespread Internet connectivity, developed distribution network, among others.

THE SNAPSHOTS, IN YOUR INBOX

Get quick snaps of everyday happening, directly in your inbox.

- Advertisement -

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

- Advertisement -
Krishna Mali
Krishna Mali
Founder & Group Editor of TechGraph.
spot_img

More Latest Stories

spot_img

Related Stories