Internet Population Passes 1 Billion

  • Posted on: January 24th, 2009
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According to ComScore, the number of people on the Internet surpassed one billion in December. Internet World Stats counted nearly 1.5 billion Web surfers worldwide as of June 30, 2008. However, this is still only between 15 and 22 percent of the world?s population :(

Here is the breakdown (Thanks for TechCrunch):

Top 15 countries, by Internet population:

  1. China: 179.7 million
  2. United States: 163.3 million
  3. Japan: 60.0 million
  4. Germany: 37.0 million
  5. United Kingdom: 36.7 million
  6. France: 34.0 million
  7. India: 32.1 million
  8. Russia: 29.0 million
  9. Brazil: 27.7 million
  10. South Korea: 27.3 million
  11. Canada: 21.8 million
  12. Italy: 20.8 million
  13. Spain: 17.9 million
  14. Mexico: 12.5 million
  15. Netherlands: 11.8 million

Worldwide Internet Audience

  • Asia Pacific: 416 million (41.3%)
  • Europe: 283 million (28.0%)
  • North America: 185 million (18.4%)
  • Latin America: 75 million (7.4%)
  • Middle East & Africa: 49 million (4.8%)

Related

articles around the web:

TechCrunch – ComScore: Internet Population Passes One Billion; Top 15 Countries

ComScore – Global Internet Audience Surpasses 1 billion Visitors, According to comScore

Internet World Stats – INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS