New Graphic Charts Added

– December 21, 2006 – We have added new graphics to the Internet World Usage page and the top Languages page. These new graphics help to visualize at a glance the current Internet statistics. We hope you like this addition to the web site. You can see them at World Internet Usage and at Top Internet Languages .

More Internet Capacity for Asian Users

– December 18, 2006 – KT Corp, South Korea's largest fixed line operator, has signed a deal with US telecommunications service provider Tyco Telecommunications to lay a trans-Pacific undersea fibre-optic cable. Under the agreement signed in Beijing, KT will build an 18,000 km submarine cable linking South Korea, China and Taiwan with the US to meet growing demand for trans-Pacific Internet services. This cable, named the TransPacific Express (TPE), will be completed in the latter half of 2008 and start commercial operation in 2009, KT said. Korea is one of the top 20 Internet countries in the world.

Colombia Broadband Subscribers Outnumber Dialup Users

– December 12, 2006 – As of June 30, 2006 Internet Usage in Colombia is 5,475,000 according to official data just released by the Colombian Telecommunications Regulating Commission (CRT). This increase is due to more broadband subscribers, in fact in Colombia dialup users decreased by 11.6% since December, 2005 and now represent only 326,074 subscribers.

World Internet Usage Adjusted to 1,076,203,987

– November 27, 2006 – Internet World Stats has adjusted estimates of the current number of Internet users in the world to only 1,076 billion people as of November 27, 2006. This figure corresponds to a 16.6% world penetration rate.

This decrease was caused by a new survey for India that shows that previous estimates had been overstated. According to the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the correct number for Internet Usage in India is 37,000,000 per survey of September 2006. Another database change corresponds to Internet usage in Vietnam that has increased to 14,210,244 and 16.9% penetration, as of October 2006. Therefore, please go check the updated world stats table. Only the Asian pages have been updated for now. Always refer to the date on the box below the data, and remember to refresh your browser window in order to display the latest statistics.

Italian Internet Usage Hits 30,763,848

– November 22, 2006 – The latest Internet World Stats update estimates 31 million people are using the Internet in Italy as of November 22, 2006. This figure corresponds to a 51.7% penetration rate.

More details may be seen at the Italy information page. This statistics update is according to Nielsen Net//Ratings data for October, 2006.

Latest World News Videos from Reuters

– November 15, 2006 – Internet World Stats will display as of today Reuters World News Videos.

Our world news page has been approved for publishing the Reuters Video Player. Now visitors can look at the latest World News in Video . This is our first incursion into the Internet multimedia field, we hope it works well. Please report any problems to us. Cheers.

World Internet Usage Hits 1,093,199,895

– November 14, 2006 – Internet World Stats estimates 1,093 billion people are Internet users as of November 12, 2006. This figure corresponds to a 16.8% world penetration rate.

The latest documented updates to our database correspond to Vietnam with 13,100,000 Internet users according to VNNIC, Mexico with 20,200,000 Internet users per AMIPCI (Mexican Internet Association), and United States with 209,024,921 per Nielsen Net//Ratings.

Additionally, Internet users in Poland have increased to 11,400,000 million, Unesco has reported 500,000 users in Uganda, Myanmar usage has increased to 300,000 people, per Myanmar's Telecommunications Authorities, and Ecuador Internet users are 713,277 as of August, 2006 per Supertel.

United States Population Hits 300,000,000

– October 17, 2006 – The USA population officially hit 300 million at 7:46 a.m. EDT Tuesday, when the Census Bureau's population clock rolled over to the big number.

But there weren't any wild celebrations, fireworks or any other government-sponsored hoopla to mark the milestone. Why bother? Many experts think the population actually hit 300 million months ago. It’s not easy estimating the exact number of people in a country the size of the United States.

In 1967 the U.S. population officially hit 200 million, President Johnson held a news conference at the Commerce Department to hail America’s past and to talk about the challenges ahead. Life magazine dispatched a cadre of photographers to find a baby born at the exact moment, anointing a boy born in Atlanta as the 200 millionth American.

By the way, take a look at the population clocks at the USA Census Bureau where you can learn the current population for the World and for the United States, a good research resource.

Internet World Stats Home Page

– October 14, 2006 – The Internet World Stats home page now includes a new feature showing the number of visitors on the home page and their country of origin. The accumulated number of visitors is also shown in a neat table. When you place the mouse pointer over the flags, a world map pops up indicating the location of the corresponding country in the world map.

See the Internet World Stats­ Home Page Visitors

Internet World Stats in Technorati

– September 18, 2006 – Internet World Stats has included this Blog in the Technorati directory. Growth is evident in all parts of the world and detailed figures are shown for Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the South Pacific and the Americas.

See the Internet World Stats Blog­ Technorati Profile

1,086 Million Internet Users as of September, 2006

– September 18, 2006 – Internet World Stats has published today new Internet usage estimates. Growth is evident in all parts of the world and detailed figures are shown for Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the South Pacific and the Americas.

See the current Internet Usage Big Picture here at the Internet World Stats website.

Bulgaria Heat Wave, Mercury up to 40 Degrees

– August 19, 2006 – Sofia News Agency reports a sizzling heat wave swept Bulgaria earlier in the week, will remain through Saturday, with the mercury zooming up to 40C in the southwestern parts. Tourists along the Black Sea coast enjoyed sunny weather and Mediterranean-like sea waves as the temperature of the water reached 26-28C. Sunday 20 will be the hottest day of the summer, forecasts say. Temperatures will come off the boil at the beginning of next week, when spells of cold northwestern air will cool down the country from the sweltering weather. Highs will vary between 32-37C, but will hover a notch below 40C in the southeastern parts of the country.

IWS will supply links to the time and weather information for all parts of the world. Check the temperature in any world region here. Likewise the individual country pages will feature a link for the local temperatures.

Internet Search Engines Rankings

– Sept 30, 2006 – Internet metrics research company comScore has reported their rankings for search engines in September, 2006. Google sites averaged 45.1% of all searches, Yahoo! 28.1%, Microsoft sites 11.9%, Ask Network 5.8% and Time Warner Network averaged 5.6%.

For more information, please visit comScore.

German Speakers in Internet reached 58,854,682

– Sept 20, 2006 – The number of German Speaking Internet users in the world has reached 58,854,682 million people as of Sept 20, 2006, according to Internet World Stats. These users are located in 20 countries in Europe and in Spain. They represent a large global Internet market and are the fifth largest language group, after English, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish speakers according to Internet World Stats estimates.”

You can see Spanish Speaking usage stats here.

World Internet Broadband Prices

– August 9, 2006 – Research firm Point Topic has just published their analysis for broadband tariffs as of Q2 2006. The average price for a DSL entry level service fell by 9.3%, falling twice as fast as tariffs for cable modem services.

You can read the summary here.

Spanish Speakers in Internet reached 78,166,075

– July 28, 2006 – The number of Spanish Speaking Internet users in the world has reached 78,166,075 million people as of June 30, 2006, according to Internet World Stats. These users are located in 20 countries in the Americas and in Spain. They represent a large global Internet market and are the fourth largest language group, after English, Chinese and Japanese speakers according to Internet World Stats estimates.”

You can see Spanish Speaking usage stats here.

China Internet Usage at 123,000,000

– July 21, 2006 – China CCNIC has reported that Internet users there are now 123 million people, of which 77 million are broadband access. With this increase, the total number of world Internet users reached 1,043 million people. This update brings the current worldwide Internet penetration to 16.0% according to Internet World Stats estimates.

You can see World usage stats here.

Mexico Internet Usage at 17,100,000

– April 21, 2006 – Mexico's Internet association AMIPCI says there were 3.6 million internet accounts at the end of 2005, of which 1.8 million were dial-up, 1.7 million broadband and 12,000 dedicated lines. The total number of internet users in the country reached 17.1 million. This update brings the current number of worldwide Internet users to 1,022,967,907 according to Internet World Stats estimates.”

You can see Mexico usage stats here.

PEW Survey Confirms Global Internet Usage Growth

– February 21, 2006 – The latest Pew Global Attitudes poll found that substantially more peopleare using a computer and going online today than in 2002.

Regarding PC usage, the report states that "in each of the 13 countries for which historical comparisons can be made, more people now use computers at home, school or work than in 2002. The rise is dramatic in Turkey, Russia, India and Poland."

“ Internet use is also on the rise in both industrialized societies and developing countries, with the greatest increases among the British, Poles and French.”

You can download a copy of the PEW report here.

Online Search has Grown 55% in 2005

NEW YORK– February 9, 2006 – Nielsen//NetRatings, a global leader in Internet media and market research, today reported that the total number of searches in the U.S. conducted across approximately 60 search engines grew 55 percent year-over-year to nearly 5.1 billion searches in December 2005. There were 3.3 billion searches conducted via search engines in December 2004. While the number of searches conducted online swelled, the number of people connecting to the Internet rose a mere three percent to 207 million people in the U.S.

“ The double-digit increase in online search activity marks a significant milestone in the evolution of Internet consumer behavior,” said Ken Cassar, senior director of analytics, Nielsen//NetRatings. “Online search is the primary tool most people rely on to do everyday research.”.

See the Nielsen Press Release.

Internet Subscribers in Ecuador

February 8, 2006 - In Ecuador the number of internet subscribers reached 514,020 at the end of 2005, up from 191,903 a year before. According to the country’s telecoms authority SUPTEL. Dial-up services accounted for 407,736 users, with all other types of access – DSL, cable and wireless – accounting for a further 106,284. A total of 66 operators provide internet access in Ecuador. Fixed telephone lines now total 1.7 million, an increase of 5.53%, up from 1.61 million in 2004.

See the Suptel Ecuador Statistics.

Internet Top Ten Languages
Update

January 21, 2006 - The Internet World Stats website has published new statistics for the ten top languages in Internet.

It is no surprise that English continues to be the most numerous language group, and that it is spoken by 30.6% of Internet users.

See the language stats.

More Broadband Capacity for
Latin America

January 17, 2006 - The project called Maya-1 Upgrade #2 entails expanding the capacity of the Caribbean submarine cable network from the current 5 x 2.5Gbps system to a potential 8 x 10Gbps capacity, to help satisfy the region's broadband needs. The contract was awarded to NEC Corporation.

The present Maya-1 system was originally constructed in 2000, and connects seven strategic landing points including Cancun (Mexico), Puerto Corts (Honduras), Puerto Limn (Costa Rica), Half Moon Bay (Cayman Islands), Mara Chiquita (Panama), Tolu (Colombia) and Hollywood (Florida, US).

See the press release.

Internet Now Serving More than One Billion Users

January 15, 2006 - As of December 31, 2005, documented Internet world usage according to the Internet World Stats database is 1,018 million people. This figure corresponds to a 15.7% penetration rate. All IWS tables and charts will be updated by the end of the month. Stay tuned and visit frequently this web site for viewing the latest and most complete Internet usage statistics!

See the usage stats.

Argentina Internet Statistics

January 12, 2006 - On December of 2005, Internet usage was reported as ten million people by the Price and Cooke consultancy. This figure corresponds to a 26% penetration rate, and increases our total world documented Internet usage to 982 million. Hooray, we are getting closer to the one billion target!

See the Argentina page.

The New Total World Population

January 10, 2006 - According to World Gazetteer, the population of the world is estimated at 6,499,696,392. We are in the process of updating all our tables, this should be ready for uploading by the end of the month.