According to their report in 2007 only 28% Internet users in India prefer reading content in English. In 2009 only 13% of existing internet users prefer to read in English. It would be useful to see a more detailed report on languages.
Popular languages on the internet are – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali. But the majority of the language pie is occupied by Hindi and the 4 South Indian languages – Oneindia.in has all these 5 Indian languages.
User Base is More Active Than Before
Internet Access Point
I recently visited my hostel in SJCE, Mysore. I was surprised to see hostelites having broadband connection in their rooms [image]! Each Airtel broadband connection was shared by 8-12 hostelites. They were using the net mainly for games. This was the first time I saw ‘serious’ internet usage outside of offices, homes and cyber cafes. The speed was slow though, Airtel should be introducing ‘student’ packages and give these connections at lower prices, that way the sharing could improve from 1:12 to 1:4.
What Is Missing in Indian Languages?
I have been writing often about Indian languages on the internet in India. What could be really missing?
When it comes to languages this report will grab the attention of many (you know who I am talking about!)
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Does it mean that Email is not even in top 10 things people do online? Or has the report missed it out? Sounds funny, no?