The 81% of the developed world—a billion people—online is unlikely to increase its number by much. China, at 58%—800m people—has more room for growth. But internet users elsewhere, who already handily outnumber those in the developed world and China put together, make up only 39% of their countries’ populations. Those are the countries where most of the next billion will come from, and the billion after that, and the billion after that. And as they swell the internet’s numbers, they will change its character.
Economist, 2019
You know that…
- a choice in a drop down list could turn into a PR nightmare
- integrating a mapping service can make many users unhappy
- if you ignore geolocation challenges, your business can be severely affected
- occasionally countries change gateio
- voice interaction poses some location challenges
- you might reinforce political views that you are not aligned with
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