The global push toward a digital economy risks leaving millions of women behind, with a new report revealing that 810 million women across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) still do not use mobile internet, a gap that could cost emerging economies an estimated $1.3 trillion in economic growth by 2030.
The findings, released in the GSMA’s Mobile Gender Gap Report 2026, highlight the scale of digital exclusion facing women despite years of investment in mobile networks, smartphone adoption, and digital transformation initiatives across Africa, Asia, and other developing regions.
According to the report, women in LMICs remain 12 percent less likely than men to use mobile internet, translating into about 200 million fewer women online than men. The challenge is particularly severe in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where more than two-thirds of the world’s offline women live.
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