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Internet World Stats > Internet Usage > In the World
694 Million People Used
the Internet in
March, 2006 in all the World
Internet Usage and
Projected Future Usage Report
MAY 11, 2006
comScore informed in the recent
announcement of the launch of comScore World Metrix, that 694
million people, age 15+, from countries that comprise 99 percent
of the global Internet population in March 2006. This corresponds
to 14 percent of the world's total population in this age
group.
The comScore World Metrix
includes measurement of the major Asian countries, including
China, Japan, India and Korea, which represent nearly 25 percent
of the total worldwide online population (or 168.1 million
users), and which, in the aggregate, are 11 percent larger than
the U.S. (152 million users).
Peter Daboll, president and CEO
of comScore Media Metrix, notes that "Today, the online audience
in the U.S. represents less than a quarter of Internet users
across the globe, versus ten years ago when it accounted for
two-thirds of the global audience."
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World Internet Population
(Age +15)
Online During March, 2006
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Location
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Unique
Visitors
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Worldwide Total
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694,260,000
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United States
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152,046,000
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China
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74,727,000
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Japan
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52,100,000
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Germany
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31,813,000
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United Kingdom
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30,190,000
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South Korea
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24,645,000
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France
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23,884,000
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Canada
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18,996,000
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Italy
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16,834,000
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India
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16,713,000
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Brazil
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13,186,000
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Spain
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12,452,000
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Netherlands
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10,969,000
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Russia
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10,833,000
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Australia
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9,735,000
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Source: comScore World Metrix,
March 2006. Excludes traffic from public computers such as
Internet cafes and access from mobile phones or PDAs.
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The report also shows the top 15 countries ranked by average
hours spent online per visitor for March 2006. Israel led the
list, with the average user spending 57.5 hours online during the
month - twice as much time compared to the average person in the
U.S, which did not rank in the top 15 countries.
To find out more about this report, please visit comScore.
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