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Episode 39Quiz reveal0:26

The world's offline gap

Guess before the timer runs out

Guess the number before you watch

Guess the number

Guess the number: people on Earth

12,500,000,000
025,000,000,000
0:00 / 0:26

Source: ITU Facts and Figures 2025; DataReportal Digital 2026 · 2025

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The numbers
Answer at 0:12

3 on the list. The figures appear here once the clip gives the answer away.

Narration

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Runs 0:26.

How to read this chart: A question, a countdown that speeds up as it drains, then the answer: wrong options are crossed out, the right one lights up, and the number rolls in. Where a poll split or option values are given, bars show how everyone else guessed and a number line shows how far off each guess was. The point is to commit to a guess before the ring empties. More on quiz reveal charts.

The takeaway

ITU counts anyone with no internet use in the last 3 months, so offline is not always never.

The data

The numbers

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The numbers open when the clip reaches its answer, so they can't give it away.

Source: ITU Facts and Figures 2025; DataReportal Digital 2026. Covering 2025.

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Transcript

  1. 8.2 billion people on Earth. How many are still offline?

  2. Is it about 1.2 billion, about 2.2 billion, or about 3.6 billion? Lock in your guess.

  3. About 2.2 billion, roughly one in four of us. And 96 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries.

  4. Who do you know that's still offline? Drop your answer below, and follow for daily stats from NumberReels.

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  • SourceFigures from ITU Facts and Figures 2025; DataReportal Digital 2026.
  • PeriodCovering 2025.
  • ChartRendered as a quiz reveal chart.
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