Out of the nearly seven billion people living on Earth, about how many have access to the internet?

A.
fewer than one billion

B.
slightly less than half**

C.
slightly more than half

D.
more than 90 percent

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" As of June 2018, 55.1% of the world's population has internet access. In 2015, the International Telecommunication Union estimated about 3.2 billion people, or almost half of the world's population, would be online by the end of the year."
Global Internet usage - Wikipedia
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The correct answer is B. slightly less than half. As of June 2018, 55.1% of the world's population has internet access. This means that slightly less than half of the world's population does not have access to the internet.