The Internet:
Nationality of Internet Users, 2002
Worldwide Internet Users by Country
2% 2% 20% 3% 8% 3% 6% 3% Australia Brazil Canada China France Germany Italy Japan Korea, South 10% 28% 4% 3% 6% 2% Russia Taiwan United Kingdom United States Others
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Active Users
Active Internet Users, Millions
Close-Up Active Internet Users, Millions
America has the greatest number of active users by far. It has more than four times the number of active users as runner-up Japan.
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Internet Users in Europe
European Countries with the Greatest Percentage of their Population Online
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Internet Users in South America
Percentage of South American Population Online, By Country
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Internet Service Providers Worldwide
The U.S. has nearly ten times as many internet service providers as its closest competitor, Canada. The U.S. is off this chart with 7,000 internet service providers.
Countries with the Highest Number of Internet Service Providers
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Internet Service Providers: Europe
However, more internet service providers does not correspond with greater internet usage. Nearly 60% of Norway’s people were online even though it only has three internet service providers.
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Internet Service Providers: South America
Likewise, Chile is more online than any country in South America, yet it too has relatively few internet providers.
South America Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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Internet Service Providers: Caribbean
Caribbean Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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Broadband Internet: per Capita
Access to a good internet connection also affects internet use and its usefulness.
Top 15 Economies by 2002 Broadband Penetration - Per 100 inhabitants
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Broadband Internet: Household
Many more households than individuals have access to broadband.
Percentage of Households with Broadband Internet, 2002
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83% 68% 59% 41% 24% 12% 41% 35% 28% 20% 19% 9% 29% 18% 15%
Countries with the Most Secure Servers
The U.S. dominates this feature of the internet as the larger graph shows. The inset graph more clearly shows how its competitors compare.
Secure Internet Servers by Country - Top 15
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Australia Austria Brazil Canada France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands New Zealand Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States
10,000
2000
Countries with the Most Internet Hosts
The U.S. clearly dominates the number of internet hosts as well.
Internet Hosts - 2000
90,000,000
80,000,000
5,000,000
70,000,000
4,500,000 4,000,000 3,500,000
Australia Brazil Canada Finland France Germany Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands Sweden Taiwan United Kingdom United States
60,000,000
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Sources:
• Slides 2, 3, 7: “Global Online Populations”, CIA's World Factbook 2002. • Slides 4, 8: “European Internet Usage”, CIA’s World Factbook 2002. • Slides 5, 9: “South America Internet Usage”, CIA’s World Factbook 2002. • Slide 6, 10: “Caribbean Internet Usage”, CIA's World Factbook 2002. • Slides 11-12: “Top 15 economies by 2002 broadband penetration”, International Telecommunications Union. • Slide 13: “Data for the A.T. Kearney / Foreign Policy Magazine Globalization Index ™”, International Telecommunications Union Yearbook of Statistics (2001) • Slide 14: “Data for the A.T. Kearney / Foreign Policy Magazine Globalization Index ™”, Secure Server Survey, Netcraft.com