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Global Internet Audience Grew 10% Last Year

Date

March 30 2007


Press release dated March 6 2007




  • 747 million people around the world aged 15 and over used the internet during January 2007.
  • This is a 10% increase over January 2006.
  • The largest growth during 2006 was found in India (33%), the Russian Federation (21%) and China (20%).
  • Growth in the United States was 2%.
  • China has the second largest internet population in the world, with 86.8 million users, after the U.S. with 153.4 million.
  • Internet users outside the U.S. now account for 80% of the world's online population.


Source

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=1242

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Press release dated March 6 2007


Placed on the Communication Initiative site March 29 2007
Last Updated September 20 2007

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