Eric Schmidt

About 5 billion people will be online within a decade of April 2013 (by 2023).

Accurate ●●●●●
“Now think about how amazing it will be when 5B come online in a decade.”
Said on
14 April 2013 · Google+ post (#NewDigitalAge) promoting his book The New Digital Age
Source
Google boss: Entire world will be online by 2020 · PC Tech Magazine
Should come true
2023
How sure they sounded
will (stated as fact)
Categories
Technology
Importance
4 of 5 · Billions of new internet users is a major global economic and social shift.

Outcome

Accurate Happened 31 December 2023.

ITU Facts and Figures 2023 estimates about 5.4 billion people (67% of the world) used the internet in 2023, meeting the 5 billion mark within a decade of the April 2013 post.

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