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Internet World Stats > Internet Usage > Worldwide
Internet Broadband
Users Reached 194.6 Million People Worldwide in 2005
Residential Broadband Users,
Frequent Internet Users and Total Users
May 18, 2006
eMarketer has confirmed that the
world reached a milestone late in 2005 as Internet access became
available to one billion people worldwide, with approximately 845
million using it regularly.
"The US is the single country with the largest Internet
population with 175.4 million Internet users at the end of 2005,
followed by China at 111 million," says Ben Macklin, eMarketer
Senior Analyst and author of the report. "Despite China's
continuing strong Internet growth, eMarketer expects the US to
maintain its lead over China, at least until the end of the
decade."
Broadband access also continues to grow and to account for an
ever–larger percentage of total Internet access. "At the
end of 2005 there were 195 million broadband households
worldwide, up from 142 million in 2004, an increase of 37%," says
Mr. Macklin. "Despite a maturing broadband sector in Western
Europe, North America and some parts of Asia, the large
populations of China, India, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, and Mexico,
all of which which saw strong broadband growth in 2005, will
ensure that global broadband subscriber growth remains in double
digits for many years to come."
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INTERNET USERS AND BROADBAND USAGE IN SELECT
COUNTRIES AND WORLD REGIONS - 2005 (millions)
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Region
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Broadband
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Frequent
Users
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Total
Users
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Asia -
Pacific
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77.6
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315.4
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382.1
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Europe
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55.2
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233.3
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291.6
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USA
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43.7
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175.4
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205.3
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China
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34.1
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111.0
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119.0
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Latin
America
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7.3
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60.5
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75.7
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Canada
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6.5
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18.5
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21.9
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Worldwide
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194.6
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845.4
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1,022.9
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Sources:
eMarketer, May 2006, Nielsen NetRatings, and Internet World
Stats, March 2006.
Notes: (1) Frequent user is an individual aged 3+ who accesses
the Internet at least once per month.
(2) Broadband comprises residential households only, with
broadband connection.
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