5Ī lack of academic education brings low income and fewer opportunities for Internet access. 7 out of 10 members of the highest income bracket are Internet users, while this is the case of only 2 out of 10 members of the lowest income bracket, despite the fact that this last group represents about the same percentage of the Mexican population. Internet access has a deeper penetration among wealthier Mexicans than the poorer sector of the population. 3 51.2 million Mexicans have Internet access, 4 which represents less than half of its population.

Internet penetration in Mexico is similar to that of other countries in Latin America, with a low average of users in comparison with some European countries. 2ĭifferent reasons explain the digital divide in Mexico, but it is essentially a consequence of poverty and inequality. She barely speaks Spanish and finds difficulties in selling handcrafted dresses in a small town in Chiapas -a state in southern Mexico in which one third of its inhabitants live in extreme poverty.- 1 Francisca, her assistant, is younger (14) and only speaks Tzotzil. Maria is a single mother of a two-year-old boy. They belong to a large number of Mexicans who do not use the Internet. With a kindhearted smile they claim that the Internet and computers are things for educated and wealthy people. Maria and Francisca do not use a computer or a cell phone.

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