Pakistan has emerged as the regional leader in women’s mobile internet adoption, according to the GSMA Mobile Gender Gap Report 2025. In 2024, 45% of Pakistani women accessed mobile internet, outpacing India (39%) and Bangladesh (26%), while the gender gap narrowed from 38% to 25%.

This surge was largely driven by rural women, with approximately 8 million new female users coming online for the first time in 2024. The trend signals greater digital inclusion, highlighting Pakistan’s progress in bridging the connectivity divide.

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