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February 8, 2008 - 08:00 AM US
Eastern Timezone
Internet Penetration in the World in 2007
February 8, 2008 -- Internet
World Stats announced today
statistics for 2007 year end that
show that twenty percent (20.0 %)
of the world population uses the
Internet. This figure is based on
the 1,319,872,109 estimated
persons using the Internet as of
December 31, 2007, and a total
world population estimate of
6,606,971,659 on December 31,
2007.
The 2007 fourth quarter figures
confirm that global Internet
growth since December of 2000 has
been 265.6% , a very healthy
growth for the wide world web.
Internet growth in the 2000-2007
period has been higher in the
less penetrated areas of the
world ( Middle East, Africa,
Latin America and Asia) and lower
in the more penetrated areas
(Europe, Oceania / Australia, and
North America). Complete
statistical information in graphs
is available at www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
Regarding the Internet
Penetration Rate (the percentage
of the population that uses the
Internet), penetration rate is
very different in each geographic
region of the world. North
America continues to be the most
penetrated area with 71.1% of the
population using the Internet.
Second comes Oceania (Australia)
with 57.1%, third is Europe with
43.4%. The lowest Internet
penetration is found in Africa at
4.7% for the year 2007.
For further details, charts and graphs, please visit the
website at www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
About Internet World Stats
Internet World Stats is a
leading web site that provides a
broad variety of statistical
information services regarding
Internet usage and penetration in
over 233 countries and
territories, for use by the
academia, the global business
community, market researchers,
and the general Internet
public.
For complete and up-to-date
Internet Usage Statistics and information,
visit their site at www.internetworldstats.com.
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