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INTERNET
USERS AND POPULATION STATISTICS FOR ASIA
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ASIA
REGION
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Population
( 2012 Est. )
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Pop.
% World
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Internet
Users
30-June-2012
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Penetration
(% Population)
|
Internet
% Users
|
Facebook
31-Dec-2012
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Asia
Only
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3,922,066,987
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55.9 %
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1,076,681,059
|
27.5 %
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44.8 %
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254,336,520
|
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Rest of
World
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3,095,779,935
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44.1 %
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1,328,837,317
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42.9 %
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55.2 %
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721,607,440
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WORLD
TOTAL
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7,017,846,922
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100.0 %
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2,405,518,376
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34.3 %
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100.0 %
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975,943,960
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NOTES: (1) Asia Internet
Usage and Population Statistics were updated for June 30, 2012. (2) Asia Facebook
subscribers are for December 31, 2012. (3) Population estimates are based mainly
on data from the US Census Bureau. (4) The most recent usage comes mainly from data published by Nielsen Online
,
ITU ,
Facebook, official country statistics and other trustworthy local sources. (5)
Data on this site may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active
link back to
Internet World Stats . (6) For navigation help, definitions and methodology, see the site surfing guide. Copyright © 2013, Miniwatts
Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.
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ASIA
INTERNET USE, POPULATION DATA AND
FACEBOOK STATISTICS
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ASIA
|
Population
( 2012 Est.)
|
Internet Users,
(Year 2000)
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Internet Users
30-June-2012
|
Penetration
(% Population)
|
Users
% Asia
|
Facebook
31-Dec-2012
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Afganistan
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30,419,928
|
1,000
|
1,520,996
|
5.0
%
|
0.1
%
|
384,220
|
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Armenia
|
2,970,495
|
30,000
|
1,800,000
|
60.6
%
|
0.2
%
|
362,000
|
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Azerbaijan
|
9,493,600
|
12,000
|
4,746,800
|
50.0
%
|
0.4
%
|
963,100
|
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Bangladesh
|
161,083,804
|
100,000
|
8,054,190
|
5.0
%
|
0.7
%
|
3,352,680
|
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Bhutan
|
716,896
|
500
|
150,548
|
21.0
%
|
0.0
%
|
82,040
|
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Brunei
Darussalam
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408,786
|
30,000
|
318,900
|
78.0 %
|
0.0
%
|
254,760
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Cambodia
|
14,952,665
|
6,000
|
662,840
|
4.4
%
|
0.1
%
|
742,220
|
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China *
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1,343,239,923
|
22,500,000
|
538,000,000
|
40.1 %
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50.0 %
|
633,300
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Georgia
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4,570,934
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20,000
|
1,300,000
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28.4 %
|
0.1 %
|
911,900
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Hong
Kong *
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7,153,519
|
2,283,000
|
5,329,372
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74.5 %
|
0.5
%
|
4,034,560
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India
|
1,205,073,612
|
5,000,000
|
137,000,000
|
11.4
%
|
11.4 %
|
62,713,680
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Indonesia
|
248,645,008
|
2,000,000
|
55,000,000
|
22.1
%
|
5.1
%
|
51,096,860
|
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Japan
|
127,368,088
|
47,080,000
|
101,228,736
|
79.5 %
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9.4 %
|
17,196,080
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Kazakhstan
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17,522,010
|
70,000
|
7,884,905
|
45.0
%
|
0.7
%
|
700,020
|
|
Korea,
North
|
24,589,122
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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n/a
|
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Korea,
South
|
48,860,500
|
19,040,000
|
40,329,660
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82.5 %
|
3.7
%
|
10,012,400
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Kyrgystan
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5,496,737
|
51,600
|
2,194,400
|
39.9
%
|
0.2
%
|
109,060
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Laos
|
6,586,266
|
6,000
|
592,764
|
9.0
%
|
0.1
%
|
255,880
|
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Macao *
|
578,025
|
60,000
|
366,510
|
63.4 %
|
0.0
%
|
210,040
|
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Malaysia
|
29,179,952
|
3,700,000
|
17,723,000
|
60.7 %
|
1.6
%
|
13,589,520
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Maldives
|
394,451
|
6,000
|
134,860
|
34.2
%
|
0.0
%
|
136,760
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Mongolia
|
3,179,997
|
30,000
|
635,999
|
20.0 %
|
0.1
%
|
515,080
|
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Myanmar
|
54,584,650
|
1,000
|
534,930
|
1.0
%
|
0.0
%
|
n/a
|
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Nepal
|
29,890,686
|
50,000
|
2,690,162
|
9.0
%
|
0.2
%
|
1,940,820
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Pakistan
|
190,291,129
|
133,900
|
29,128,970
|
15.3
%
|
2.7
%
|
7,984,880
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Philippines
|
103,775,002
|
2,000,000
|
33,600,000
|
32.4
%
|
3.1
%
|
29,890,900
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Singapore
|
5,353,494
|
1,200,000
|
4,015,121
|
75.0 %
|
0.4
%
|
2,915,640
|
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Sri
Lanka
|
21,481,334
|
121,500
|
3,222,200
|
15.0
%
|
0.3
%
|
1,515,720
|
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Taiwan
|
23,234,936
|
6,260,000
|
17,530,000
|
75.4 %
|
1.6
%
|
13,240,660
|
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Tajikistan
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7,768,385
|
2,000
|
1,012,220
|
13.0
%
|
0.1
%
|
37,360
|
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Thailand
|
67,091,089
|
2,300,000
|
20,100,000
|
30.0 %
|
1.9
%
|
17,721,480
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Timor-Leste
|
1,143,667
|
0
|
10,293
|
0.9
%
|
0.0
%
|
n/a
|
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Turkmenistan
|
5,054,828
|
2,000
|
252,741
|
5.0
%
|
0.0
%
|
10,120
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Uzbekistan
|
28,394,180
|
7,500
|
8,575,042
|
30.2
%
|
0.8
%
|
152,900
|
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Vietnam
|
91,519,289
|
200,000
|
31,034,900
|
33.9 %
|
2.9
%
|
10,669,880
|
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TOTAL ASIA
|
3,922,066,987
|
114,304,000
|
1,076,681,059
|
27.5 %
|
100.0 %
|
254,336,520
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NOTES: (1) The Asian Internet
Statistics were updated for June 30, 2012. (2) The Facebook subscriber data
was updated for December 31, 2012. (3) CLICK on each country name to see detailed
data for individual countries and regions. (4) The demographic (population) numbers
are based mainly on data contained in Census Bureau.
(5) The usage numbers come from various sources, mainly from data
published by Nielsen Online
, ITU , and other
trustworthy sources. (6) Data may be cited, giving due credit and
establishing an active link to Internet World Stats. (7) For navigation help, definitions and methodology, see the site surfing guide . (*) China figures do not include SAR Hong Kong,
SAR Macao nor Taiwan, which are reported separately for statistical purposes. Copyright © 2013, Miniwatts Marketing Group . All rights
reserved worldwide.
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Asia Mobile, Broadband and Digital
Economy
Asia represents 49% of the regions mobile subscribers and broadband markets.
This massive presence is due to the fact that Asia has 56% of the world population
as well as 45% of the Internet Users, making Asia clearly a top leader in the world
telecommunications scenario.
Following a decade of strong growth, mobile, broadband and the digital economy
of the Asian region, the number of mobile users is expected to reach 3.2 billion
subscribers at the end of 2012. Some 18 countries in Asia had over 100% mobile
penetration, and two (Macau and Hong Kong) had impressive penetration levels of
more than 200%. Major mobile growth areas are value added services and mobile
broadband. India and China still have room for expansion, even though these two
countries together account for over 60% of the market share.
Read
more here.
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