Nearly One-Third of the World Can't Reliably Call
· 5 min read
Internet-based voice and video calling is often assumed to be a basic layer of digital infrastructure. Yet current estimates indicate that approximately 29 percent of the global population—nearly 2.3 billion people—lives in countries where internet calling (VoIP) is restricted, censored, throttled, or banned in some form.
For leaders building global technology platforms or shaping digital policy, this is not a marginal edge case. It represents a structural constraint affecting billions of users, with consequences for regulation, product design, analytics, and global scalability.