The total number of internet users in India to reach 500 million by June 2018, a survey jointly carried out by the Internet and Mobile Association of India and Kantar IMRB estimates. 
 
India had estimated 432 million Internet users till December 2016.  This, however, doesn’t take into account the impact of demonetisation. It put the number of internet users by June 2017 in the country at around 450-465 million.

Real growth potential of internet usage lies in rural sector
 
The primary point of access for most of the urban internet users today is their home. Compared to 2013, there has been a marked shift in usage, with cybercafés losing importance as more and more users now have internet access in their homes in the form of both broadband/wi-fi connections and mobile data.