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TOP 20
COUNTRIES WITH
THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS
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TOP 20
COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS
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#
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Country or Region
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Population,
2011 Est
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Internet Users
Year 2000
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Internet Users
Latest Data
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Penetration
(% Population)
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World
% Users
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1
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China
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1,336,718,015
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22,500,000
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513,100,000
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38.4 %
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22.5 %
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2
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United States
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313,232,044
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95,354,000
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245,203,319
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78.3 %
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10.8 %
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3
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India
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1,189,172,906
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5,000,000
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121,000,000
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10.2 %
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5.3 %
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4
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Japan
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126,475,664
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47,080,000
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101,228,736
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80.0 %
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4.4 %
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5
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Brazil
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194,037,075
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5,000,000
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81,798,000
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42.2 %
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3.6 %
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6
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Germany
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81,471,834
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24,000,000
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67,364,898
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82.7 %
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3.0 %
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7
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Russia
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138,739,892
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3,100,000
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61,472,011
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44.3 %
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2.7 %
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8
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Indonesia
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245,613,043
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2,000,000
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55,000,000
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22.4 %
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2.4 %
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9
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United Kingdom
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62,698,362
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15,400,000
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52,731,209
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84.1 %
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2.3 %
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10
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France
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65,102,719
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8,500,000
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50,290,226
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77.2 %
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2.2 %
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11
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Nigeria
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170,123,740
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200,000
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45,039,711
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26.5 %
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2.0 %
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12
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Mexico
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115,017,631
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2,712,400
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42,000,000
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36.5 %
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1.8
%
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13
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Korea
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48,754,657
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19,040,000
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40,329,660
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82.7 %
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1.8 %
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14
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Iran
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77,891,220
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250,000
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36,500,000
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46.9 %
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1.6 %
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15
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Turkey
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78,785,548
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2,000,000
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36,455,000
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46.3 %
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1.6
%
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16
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Italy
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61,016,804
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13,200,000
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35,800,000
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58.7 %
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1.6 %
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17
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Philippines
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101,833,938
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2,000,000
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33,600,000
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33.0 %
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1.5 %
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18
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Vietnam
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90,549,390
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200,000
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30,858,742
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34.1 %
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1.4 %
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19
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Spain
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46,754,784
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5,387,800
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30,654,678
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65.6 %
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1.3 %
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20
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Pakistan
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187,342,721
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133,900
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29,128,970
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15.5 %
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1.3 %
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TOP 20
Countries
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4,731,331,987
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273,058,100
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1,709,555,160
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36.1 %
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75.0
%
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Rest of the
World
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2,235,794,808
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87,927,392
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570,154,469
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25.5 %
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25.0 %
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Total World -
Users
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6,967,126,795
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360,985,492
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2,279,709,629
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32.7 %
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100.0
%
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NOTES: (1) World
Internet User Statistics were updated for March 31, 2012. (2)
Additional data for individual countries and regions may be found
by clicking each country name. (3) The most recent user
information comes from data published by Nielsen Online, International Telecommunications Union, Official country reports, and other trustworthy research sources. (6) Data from
this site may be cited, giving due credit and establishing an
active link back to Internet World Stats. Copyright © 2012, Miniwatts
Marketing Group. All rights reserved.
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