Internet 2006 Year End
Statistics
The Internet continues with its worldwide
expansion and the present estimate is 1,114,274,426 users in the
world. Taking into consideration the world global population
estimate of 6,574,666,417 this represents a 16.9% Internet
penetration rate. In other words, about one in every five persons
uses the Internet in the world.
Please be advised that the eight (8) main tables (top menu bar
links) at IWS have all been updated as of March 19, 2007.
Regional and country pages data are pending updates, scheduled
for April 1st., 2007. The changes recorded for Internet usage in
each world region are shown in the following table:
Internet
Usage Growth 2005 - 2006
by World Regions
|
Region
|
2006
|
2005
|
Growth
(%)
|
Africa
|
33,334,800
|
22,848,500
|
45.9 %
|
America, Central
|
23,403,800
|
20,021,900
|
16.9 %
|
America, North
|
233,188,086
|
225,691,533
|
3.3 %
|
America, South
|
67,765,300
|
55,180,175
|
23.9 %
|
America, Caribbean
|
5,216,909
|
4,311,409
|
21.0 %
|
Asia
|
398,709,065
|
364,270,713
|
9.5 %
|
Europe
|
314,792,225
|
290,121,957
|
8.5 %
|
Middle East
|
19,424,700
|
18,203,500
|
6.7 %
|
Oceania / Australia
|
18,439,541
|
17,690,762
|
4.2 %
|
World, Total
|
1,114,274,426
|
1,018,340,449
|
9.4 %
|
Source:
http://www.internetmarketreports.com , accessed on March 19,
2007.
Copyright © 2007, Miniwatts Marketing Group.
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The above figures speak for themselves. For more comparison
statistics, visit our new website at Internet Market Reports
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New European Union
Enlargement
Since its creation in 1957, the six states
European Community has grown with 21 new member states to become
the European Union we know today, EU27. The Europe statistics
page has been improved at the request of our readers from Europe.
The new, improved, and updated web page may be seen at: Europe Internet
Statistics. Here you can find stats
for ALL the European countries.
For statistics about the European Union, including all the 27
member states (EU27), go to the following page: European Union Stats.
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