The global Internet

As of right now, 14% of the world’s population has access to the Internet.

Name the region that has the largest number of Internet users – and the biggest potential for future growth.

Hint: It’s the same place.

Some numbers worth pondering:

* North America has the highest rate of Internet connectivity at 68%
* But over 2/3 of the world’s Internet users are in Asia and Europe
* Only 10% of the population of Asia is currently connected to the Internet

Percentage of the population on the Internet

* North America    68%
* Australasia           53%
* Europe                 36%
* Latin America     14%
* Asia                    10%
* Middle East        10%
* Africa                    3%

The total number of
Internet users breaks down
as follows:

* Asia                   36%
* Europe               28%
* North America   22%
* Latin America    8%
* Africa                  2%
* Middle West        2%
* Oceania               2%

Asia and Europe are not only the largest markets, they also have the biggest potential for growth.

Source: InternetWorldStats.com

– Ken McCarthy

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One Response to The global Internet

  1. Ken McCarthy April 5, 2006 at 9:48 am #

    Matthew Glenville sent me this note about another excellent source of current Internet use statistics.

    http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

    W3schools.com is a fantastic resource for web site builders.

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