Internet Users in June 2016
Dear Reader,
Please be advised that the mid-year 2016 Internet World Stats and the world population have both been updated in our database. The bottom line indicates that there are now 3,611,375.813 Internet users in the world, as of June 2016. The total world population is estimated at 7,340,093,980. The penetration rate of the Internet in the world, is equivalent to 49.2%.
These stats can be seen on the web page that we call the Big Picture because it shows the users, population and Internet penetration in main the seven world regions. Only this table has been updated on the web site More stats tables and graphs will be updated and published very soon.
Below is a table and a short summary about Internet Growth between 2000 and 2016. So without further delay, please enjoy this new issue of the IWS Newsletter.
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Internet 2016 vs 2000 Statistics
The following table below shows Internet growth between years 2000 and 2016 (mid-year) for the main seven World Geographic Regions.
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World Regions
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Internet
Users 2000
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Internet
Users 2016
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Growth %
2000-2016
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AFRICA
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4,514,400
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339,283,342
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7,415.6 %
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ASIA
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114,304,000
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1,792,163,654
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1,467.9 %
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EUROPE
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105,096,093
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614,974,023
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485.2 %
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MIDDLE EAST
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3,284,800
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132,589,765
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3,936.5 %
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NORTH AMERICA
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108,096,800
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320,067,193
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196.1 %
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LATIN AMERICA / CARIB
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18,068,919
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384,751,302
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2,029.4 %
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OCEANIA / AUSTRALIA
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7,620,480
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27,540,654
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261.4 %
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TOTAL WORLD
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360,985,492
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3,611,375,813
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900.4 %
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Source: Internet World Stats, data accessed on July 10, 2016.
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It is interesting to see that the growth rate has been very different for the various geographic regions. Most impressive is the very high growth rate for Africa and the Middle East.
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