Computer peripherals sit within a wider technology system: people connect through networks, workers interact with computers, manufacturers report category sales, and discarded electronics enter waste streams. The following statistics cover those related measures while keeping each population, geography, period, and definition explicit.
Key Computer Peripheral Statistics
The most useful figures span connectivity, work, industry revenue, and electronics end-of-life data:
- In 2024, 5.5 billion people worldwide used the Internet, equal to 68% of the global population.
- In 2024, 2.6 billion people worldwide were offline, representing about one-third of the global population.
- Global Internet use rose from 65% of the population in 2023 to 68% in 2024.
- In 2024, 93% of people in high-income countries used the Internet.
- In 2024, 27% of people in low-income countries used the Internet.
- In 2024, 75.1% of households in the 165-economy comparison set had Internet access at home.
- In 2024, 90.7 active mobile-broadband subscriptions existed per 100 inhabitants across the 165-economy comparison set.
- In 2024, 86.3% of the population in the 165-economy comparison set was covered by at least a 4G/LTE mobile network.
- In 2023, fixed-broadband traffic averaged 2,346.9 GB per subscription across the 165-economy comparison set.
- In 2023, keyboard use was required for more than 99.5% of U.S. computer and mathematical workers.
- In 2023, 71.7% of U.S. computer and mathematical workers keyboarded frequently, while 20.1% did so constantly.
- In 2023, U.S. computer and mathematical workers spent an average 88.9% of the workday sitting.
- In 2023, telework was a requirement for 36.9% of U.S. computer user support specialists.
- In 2023, on-the-job training was required for 80.9% of U.S. computer user support specialists.
- For Logitech’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, worldwide net sales were $4.298 billion, down 5% in U.S. dollars from FY2023.
- For Logitech’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, Keyboards & Combos sales were $821.441 million, down 2% year over year.
- For Logitech’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, Pointing Devices sales were $742.987 million, up 2% year over year.
- For Logitech’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, Webcams sales were $325.225 million, down 14% year over year.
- In the United States in 2018, selected consumer electronics generation was 2.7 million tons.
- In the United States in 2018, the selected consumer-electronics recycling rate was 38.5% by weight.
Contents
- Global connectivity and online populations
- Internet access, networks and traffic
- Workplace keyboarding, sitting and telework
- Computer support work requirements
- Logitech industry sales
- Electronics lifecycle and recycling
Global Computer Peripheral Connectivity Statistics and Online Populations
Internet access is a useful context for peripheral demand, but it is not a direct measure of owning or using a keyboard, mouse, webcam, headset, or other computer accessory. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) reports global estimates alongside regional and income-group measures.
- The ITU estimated that 5.5 billion people used the Internet worldwide in 2024, or 68% of the global population, leaving 2.6 billion people offline.
- Global Internet use increased from 65% in 2023 to 68% in 2024, and the annual growth rate increased from 2.7% to 3.4%.
- Internet use reached 93% in high-income countries in 2024, compared with 27% in low-income countries; Internet-use growth averaged 8.5% in low-income economies.
The geographic differences are substantial, although the regional figures summarize populations with different sizes and definitions:
| Geography | Internet use, 2024 |
|---|---|
| High-income countries | 93% |
| Low-income countries | 27% |
| Europe, CIS and the Americas | 87%–92% |
| Arab States | Approximately 70% |
| Asia-Pacific | Approximately 66% |
| Africa | 38% |
These are ITU Internet-use estimates, not peripheral-adoption rates or computer-ownership rates. The regional and income-group classification follows the relevant ITU report.
Source: Facts and Figures 2024 – Internet use and Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2024.
Computer Peripheral Adoption Context: Internet Access, Networks and Traffic
The ITU’s ICT Development Index provides a second lens using 165 economies common to its 2023 and 2024 reports. These comparison-set values use non-estimated data where stated and should not be treated as interchangeable with the global 68% estimate.
| Indicator | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Internet-use indicator, 2024 | 73.1% of population |
| Households with Internet access at home, 2024 | 75.1% |
| Active mobile-broadband subscriptions, 2024 | 90.7 per 100 inhabitants |
| Population covered by at least 4G/LTE, 2024 | 86.3% |
| Mobile-broadband traffic, 2024 | 113.1 GB per subscription |
| Fixed-broadband traffic, 2023 | 2,346.9 GB per subscription |
Benchmark counts show how many economies reached selected goalposts. In 2024, 28 economies reached the 95% household Internet-access goalpost, compared with 20 in 2023, while 18 reached 100% 4G/LTE population coverage, compared with 13 in 2023.
The same report counted 47 economies reaching the 95% goalpost for individuals owning a mobile phone in 2024, up from 46 in 2023. The 2024 global average ICT Development Index score was 74.8 on a 0–100 scale.
None of these measures identifies desktop ownership, peripheral purchases, or computer-specific traffic. They describe the connectivity environment in which computer peripherals may be used.
Source: The ICT Development Index 2024.
Workplace Computer Peripheral Statistics: Keyboarding, Sitting and Telework
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Requirements Survey measures requirements and work conditions rather than consumer ownership or health outcomes. For U.S. computer and mathematical workers in 2023, keyboarding was required for more than 99.5% of workers.
- Keyboarding was frequent for 71.7% of these workers and constant for 20.1%; 8.1% keyboarded occasionally, while less than 0.5% were in each of the seldom and not-required categories.
- A choice of sitting or standing was available to 93.0% of U.S. computer and mathematical workers.
- These workers spent an average 88.9% of the workday sitting and 11.1% standing.
The figures indicate how central keyboard interaction and seated computer work were classified in this occupational population, but they do not establish which keyboard, desk, chair, monitor, or other peripheral was used.
Source: Occupational Requirements Survey: Occupational Profiles.
Computer Support Work Requirements and Digital Tasks
Computer user support specialists form a more specific U.S. occupational population. In 2023, the BLS recorded requirements spanning telework, public interaction, cognitive demands, supervision, preparation, and education.
| Requirement or condition | U.S. computer user support specialists, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Telework required | 36.9% |
| Interaction with the general public required | 65.5% |
| Pause control required | 84.1% |
| Choice of sitting or standing available | 78.4% |
| More-than-basic people skills required | 94.8% |
| Supervisor’s presence required | 56.6% |
| Supervising others required | 2.6% |
Preparation requirements were also measured separately. Prior work experience was required for 70.2% of computer user support specialists, on-the-job training for 80.9%, a high-school diploma for 44.5%, and credentials for 29.7%.
For the broader U.S. computer and mathematical occupational group, prior work experience was required for 82.9%, on-the-job training for 62.1%, and a bachelor’s degree for 65.5% in 2023. These are BLS requirement classifications, not hiring outcomes, wage results, or evidence that a particular peripheral caused an outcome.
Source: Occupational Requirements Survey: Occupational Profiles.
Computer Peripheral Industry Statistics from Logitech
Logitech’s worldwide fiscal-year results provide company-level category revenue, not a market-wide estimate. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, Logitech reported $4.298 billion in net sales, down 5% in U.S. dollars from FY2023.
| Logitech category | FY2024 sales | Year over year |
|---|---|---|
| Keyboards & Combos | $821.441 million | Down 2% |
| Pointing Devices | $742.987 million | Up 2% |
| Webcams | $325.225 million | Down 14% |
| Video Collaboration | $609.361 million | Down 10% |
| Headsets | $168 million | Down 5% |
| Tablet Accessories | $254.060 million | Essentially flat, 0% |
| Gaming | $1.231 billion | Down 4% |
Category boundaries matter: Pointing Devices are broader than computer mice alone, Gaming is broader than PC peripherals, and Tablet Accessories are related rather than exclusively computer peripherals. Logitech also reported fourth-quarter growth in several categories for the quarter ended March 31, 2024: Keyboards & Combos reached $216.240 million, up 15%; Pointing Devices reached $170.677 million, up 6%; Webcams reached $75.952 million, up 4%; Gaming reached $273.487 million, up 7%; and Headsets reached $45 million, up 16% year over year.
Source: Logitech Announces Q4 and Full Fiscal Year 2024 Results.
Computer Peripheral Lifecycle Statistics: Electronics Generation and Recycling
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s selected consumer-electronics category includes computer equipment alongside televisions, telephones, and other electronics. It therefore provides lifecycle context, not a keyboard-, mouse-, webcam-, or peripheral-specific recycling rate.
In 2018, selected consumer-electronics generation totaled 2.7 million U.S. tons and represented less than 1% of U.S. municipal solid-waste generation. The recycling rate for that broader category was 38.5% by weight.
These EPA figures are estimates for 2018 rather than current measures of peripheral waste. They should not be used to infer the recycling rate of an individual computer accessory or to compare directly with Logitech sales and ITU connectivity indicators.
Source: Durable Goods: Product-Specific Data.