Countries with Highest Internet Penetration Rates

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TOP 49 COUNTRIES WITH THE
HIGHEST INTERNET PENETRATION RATE
( OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION USING THE INTERNET)

TOP 49 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST INTERNET PENETRATION RATE
#	Country or Region	Penetration (% Population)	Internet Users Latest Data	Population ( 2009 Est. )	Source and Date of Latest Data
1	Falkland Islands	100.0 %	2,483	2,483	ITU - Sept/09
2	Iceland	93.2 %	285,700	306,694	ITU - Sept/09
3	Norway	90.9 %	4,235,800	4,660,539	ITU - Sept/09
4	Greenland	90.3 %	52,000	57,600	ITU - Mar/08
5	Sweden	89.2 %	8,085,500	9,059,651	ITU - Sept/09
6	Netherlands	85.6 %	14,304,600	16,715,999	ITU - Sept/09
7	Denmark	84.2 %	4,629,600	5,500,510	ITU - June/09
8	Finland	83.5 %	4,382,700	5,250,275	ITU - Sept/09
9	Australia	80.1 %	17,033,826	21,262,641	N-O - Aug/09
10	New Zealand	79.7 %	3,360,000	4,213,418	ITU - Mar/08
11	Luxembourg	78.7 %	387,000	491,775	ITU - Sept/09
12	Korea	77.3 %	37,475,800	48,508,972	ITU - June/09
13	Faroe Islands	76.8 %	37,500	48,856	ITU - June/08
14	United Kingdom	76.4 %	46,683,900	61,113,205	ITU - Sept/09
15	Antigua & Barbuda	75.9 %	65,000	85,632	ITU - June/09
16	Switzerland	75.5 %	5,739,300	7,604,467	ITU - Sept/09
17	Japan	75.5 %	95,979,000	127,078,679	ITU - Sept/09
18	Bermuda	75.2 %	51,000	67,837	ITU - Sept/09
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	Santa 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
48	Chile	50.4 %	8,369,036	16,601,707	IWS - Dec/08
49	Croatia	50.0 %	2,244,400	4,489,409	ITU - Sept/09
TOP 49 in Penetration		70.9 %	757,880,380	1,068,487,240	IWS - Sept/09
Rest of the World		17.1 %	976,113,361	5,699,317,968	IWS - Sept/09
World Total Users		25.6 %	1,733,993,741	6,767,805,208	IWS - Sept/09

NOTES: (1) Only countries with a Penetration Rate (p.r.) higher than 50% qualify for this list. At present only 49 countries or territories meet this condition, out of the 273 countries and territories logged by Internet World Stats. (2) The Internet Penetration Statistics were updated for September 30, 2009. (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 Online , ITU , GfK , 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 2009, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.

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