Geography
The Geography of Internet Connectivity and Digital Divides
Quick fact
Over 90% of intercontinental internet traffic travels through a network of undersea fiber-optic cables, some as thin as a garden hose, that span nearly 1.2 million kilometers across the ocean floor.
Why this is interesting
You might proud of our 'global internet', but did you know that almost half the world cannot get online? And that many of those who can still face frustratingly slow speeds? The internet has a physical geography—full of cables and bottlenecks—that determines who connects and who is left behind.