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If $1 = Rs. 40 Then $50 = Rs. 2000

Yes. Neither amount is insignificant. But I still wonder, why only India? People from Pakistan, China and even Sri Lanka , Singapore are in +/- 3 hrs. timezones.

The timing of the post would be crucial to understand this.

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Indians speak English.

So do people from Singapore, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Iran.

Fewer than 10% (almost all of which speak it as a second language)

That's still about 100 million people.

What's that expressed as a percentage of Indians with Internet connections at home?

FYI, $1 is insignificant in Singapore. Average household monthly income probably around 4000 USD (personal estimate, I live there, didn't look for official data)

Agreed. I had mentioned Rs. amount there - as a reference to the parent post. quoting Indian Rs.

I wanted to highlight - the time as a factor for other countries. Timezone.

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