Countries with Highest Internet Penetration Rates

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TOP 47 COUNTRIES WITH THE
HIGHEST INTERNET PENETRATION RATE
( OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION USING THE INTERNET)

TOP 47 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST INTERNET PENETRATION RATE
#	Country or Region	Penetration (% Population)	Internet Users Latest Data	Population ( 2008 Est. )	Source and Date of Latest Data
1	Greenland	92.3 %	52,000	56,326	ITU - Mar/08
2	Netherlands	90.1 %	15,000,000	16,645,313	ITU - Mar/08
3	Norway	87.7 %	4,074,100	4,644,457	ITU - Aug/07
4	Antigua & Barbuda	85.9 %	60,000	69,842	ITU - Mar/08
5	Iceland	84.8 %	258,000	304,367	ITU - Sept/06
6	Canada	84.3 %	28,000,000	33,212,696	ITU - Mar/08
7	New Zealand	80.5 %	3,360,000	4,173,460	ITU - Mar/08
8	Australia	79.4 %	16,355,388	20,600,856	Nielsen//NR - Mar/08
9	Sweden	77.4 %	7,000,000	9,045,389	ITU - Mar/08
10	Falkland Islands	76.5 %	1,900	2,483	CIA - Dec/02
11	Japan	73.8 %	94,000,000	127,288,419	ITU - Mar/08
12	Portugal	72.9 %	7,782,760	10,676,910	IWS - Mar/08
13	United States	72.3 %	220,141,969	303,824,646	Nielsen//NR - June/08
14	Bermuda	72.1 %	48,000	66,536	ITU - Mar/08
15	Luxembourg	71.0 %	345,000	486,006	ITU - Mar/08
16	Korea, South	70.7 %	34,820,000	49,232,844	ITU - Mar/08
17	Faroe Islands	69.9 %	34,000	48,668	ITU - Aug/07
18	Hong Kong	69.5 %	4,878,713	7,018,636	N//NR - Feb/05
19	Switzerland	69.0 %	5,230,351	7,581,520	Nielsen//NR - May/08
20	Denmark	68.6 %	3,762,500	5,484,723	ITU - Sept/05
21	Finland	68.6 %	3,600,000	5,244,749	ITU - Mar/08
22	United Kingdom	68.6 %	41,817,847	60,943,912	Nielsen//NR - May/08
23	Taiwan	67.2 %	15,400,000	22,920,946	TWNIC - Jun/07
24	Liechtenstein	66.7 %	23,000	34,498	ITU - Mar/08
25	Slovenia	64.8 %	1,300,000	2,007,711	ITU - Mar/08
26	Germany	63.8 %	52,533,914	82,369,548	Nielsen//NR - Mar/08
27	Barbados	63.8 %	180,000	281,968	ITU - Mar/08
28	Saint Lucia	63.6 %	110,000	172,884	ITU - Mar/08
29	Spain	63.3 %	25,623,329	40,491,051	Nielsen//NR - May/08
30	Belarus	61.9 %	6,000,000	9,685,768	ITU - Mar/08
31	Monaco	61.0 %	20,000	32,796	ITU - Aug/07
32	Italy	59.7 %	34,708,144	58,145,321	Nielsen//NR - May/08
33	Estonia	59.7 %	780,000	1,307,605	ITU - Mar/08
34	Malaysia	59.0 %	14,904,000	25,274,133	MCMC - Jun/07
35	Singapore	58.6 %	2,700,000	4,608,167	ITU - Mar/08
36	France	58.1 %	36,153,327	62,177,676	Nielsen//NR - Mar/08
37	Austria	56.7 %	4,650,000	8,205,533	C.I.Almanac - Mar/05
38	Niue	55.7 %	900	1,617	RockET - Sept/05
39	Bulgaria	55.1 %	4,000,000	7,262,675	ITU - Mar/08
40	Guernsey & Alderney	54.8 %	36,000	65,726	ITU - Oct/05
41	Romania	53.9 %	12,000,000	22,246,862	ITU - Mar/08
42	Jamaica	53.5 %	1,500,000	2,804,332	ITU - Mar/08
43	Belgium	52.8 %	5,490,000	10,403,951	ITU - Dec/07
44	Israel	52.0 %	3,700,000	7,112,359	TIM - Jul/06
45	San Marino	52.0 %	15,600	29,973	ITU - Mar/08
46	Macao (China)	51.6 %	238,000	460,823	ITU - Mar/08
47	Czeck Republic	50.0 %	5,100,000	10,220,911	ITU - Dec/05

TOP 47 in Penetration		68.7 %	717,788,781	1,044,977,592	IWS - June/08
Rest of the World		13.2 %	745,843,580	5,631,142,696	IWS - June/08
World Total Users		21.9 %	1,463,632,361	6,676,120,288	IWS - June/08

NOTES: (1) Only countries with a Penetration Rate (p.r.) higher than 50% qualify for this list. At present only 47 countries or territories meet this condition, out of the 271 countries and territories logged by Internet World Stats. (2) The Internet Penetration Statistics were updated for June 30, 2008. (3) The Population numbers are based on the data contained at the U.S. Census Bureau . (4) The most recent Internet usage information comes from data published by Nielsen//NetRatings , ITU , local government regulators and other trustworthy sources. For definitions please refer to the surfing guide. (5) Data in this table is copyrighted. It may be cited, giving due credit and establishing an active link back to Internet World Stats. © Copyright 2008, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.

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