This entry begins by defining the digital divide and summarizing its social implications. It then displays the geographies of the global divide, noting the very rapid growth of the Internet in the early twenty-first century, which has diminished the divide's severity. It then proceeds to touch upon a series of issues surrounding the digital divide, including urban–rural differentials in Internet access, the implications for e-government, the broadband divide, government policies to mitigate it, and the role of cybercafes. The concluding paragraphs warn against unwarranted cyberoptimism, noting that social and spatial inequalities in access are unlikely to disappear soon.