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Internet World Stats News

Number 090 - November 30, 2015 - For subscribers only, delivered directly by email


3,345 Million Internet Users

Dear Reader,
The Internet World Stats estimates for November 2015 indicate 3,345,832,772 verified Internet users in the world. This corresponds to an Internet penetration rate of 46.1%. In other words, nearly half of all the people in the world have access to the Internet.

The current distribution of Internet users in the world by geographic regions may be seen in the Big Picture, where graphs and figures have been updated.

Internet users, population and Facebook subscribers have also been updated and can be seen on the European Union Stats page.

Below, this newsletter issue features an exclusive table showing the World Internet Users for the years 2000 and 2015, where you can see and compare the growth in each of the nine geographic regions of the world. So without further delay, please read all this new issue of the IWS Newsletter.


World 2015 Internet Statistics

The following table shows the world Internet growth from the year 2000 till 2015 for the nine main World Geographic Regions. The Internet has grown very much in three areas: Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. South and Central America have also grown very much.

World Regions

Internet
Year 2000

Internet
Year 2015

Growth %
2000-2015

AFRICA

4,514,400

327,145,889

7,147 %

ASIA

114,304,000

1,611,048,215

1,309 %

EUROPE

105,096,093

604,147,280

475 %

MIDDLE EAST

3,284,800

123,172,132

3,650 %

NORTH AMERICA

108,096,800

313,867,363

190 %

CENTRAL AMERICA

3,217,400

77,076,335

2,296 %

THE CARIBBEAN

559,419

17,655,462

3,056 %

SOUTH AMERICA

14,292,100

244,519,566

1,611 %

OCEANIA / AUSTRALIA

7,620,480

27,200,530

257 %

TOTAL WORLD

360,985,492

3,345,832,772

827 %

Nota: Internet Users in millons of persons. Copyright © 2015,

From the above table, it becomes clear that the gap between the regions with low Internet access and the regions with high access is getting smaller. This is great news, and in line with the Millennium Development Goals for 2015.


Internet in The European Union

The European Union Stats page has been updated and shows the list of the 28 member countries with the latest data for population, Internet users, penetration and Facebook subscribers as of November 15, 2015.

The EU-28 Regional Page has also been updated with the latest population, Internet and Facebook figures. In the coming weeks we will be updating the other eight world regions.

Regarding Facebook world stats, it is interesting to point out that estimates show 1,515,204,150 million subscribers in November 15, 2015, and a world penetration rate of 20.9%.



Best regards,

Enrique de Argaez, CEO
Miniwatts Marketing Group
www.internetworldstats.com



About this newsletter:
IWS News is a free newsletter featuring Internet usage research, Internet marketing tips, eCommerce and world telecommunications reports, published by the Miniwatts Marketing Group. This subscription issue was uploaded to the website on November 29, 2015.

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