ITU Statistics (http://www.itu.int/ict/statistics)
Global numbers of Internet users, total and per 100 inhabitants, 2001-2011*
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011*
Estimated Internet users (in millions) 495 677 785 914 1,023 1,151 1,374 1,575 1,805 2,044 2,421
Internet users per 100 inhabitants 8 11 12 14 16 18 21 23 27 30 35
*Estimate
Global numbers of Internet users,
total and per 100 inhabitants, 2001-2011*
3,000 100
90
2,500 Estimated Internet users (in millions) 80
Internet users per 100 inhabitants
70
Internet users (millions)
2,000
Per 100 inhabitants
60
1,500 50
40
1,000
30
20
500
10
0 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011*
*Estimate
Source: ITU World Telecommunication /ICT Indicators database