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USA
is #1 in Internet Users with 160M.
USA is falling behind in Internet Users Per Capita.
Buffalo
Grove IL, December 3, 2002-
The number of Internet users will surpass 665 million in 2002 up from
544M at year-end 2001. The Internet user growth rate is slowing in the
developed countries as much of the industrialized world is approaching
the top of the S-curve. The growth of Internet users will continue in
the developing countries for another decade. The worldwide number of Internet
users will top 1B in 2005, but yearly growth rates will remain below 20%
from now on. The U.S. has a large lead with over 160M Internet users —
nearly 2.5X the number in Japan. Internet usage is growing rapidly in
China, which is expected to surpass Japan in late 2003.
| Top 15 Countries In Internet Usage |
| |
Internet Users (#K) |
Share % |
| 1. U.S. |
160,700 |
24.13 |
| 2. Japan |
64,800 |
9.73 |
| 3. China |
54,500 |
6.71 |
| 4. Germany |
30,350 |
8.18 |
| 5. UK |
27,150 |
4.08 |
| 6. South Korea |
26,900 |
4.04 |
| 7. Italy |
20,850 |
3.13 |
| 8. Canada |
17,830 |
2.68 |
| 9. France |
16,650 |
2.50 |
| 10. India |
16,580 |
2.49 |
| 11. Brazil |
15,840 |
2.38 |
| 12. Russia |
13,500 |
2.03 |
| 13. Australia |
10,450 |
1.57 |
| 14. Spain |
10,390 |
1.56 |
| 15. Taiwan |
9,510 |
1.43 |
| Top
15 Total |
496,000 |
74.48 |
| Worldwide
Total |
665,910 |
100 |
"Despite such a huge lead in total Internet users the USA has fallen
behind the Scandinavian countries in Internet users per capita ",
says Dr. Egil Juliussen, the author of the report. The USA is ranked #7
in per capita Internet usage for 2002. Unless wireless Internet usage
or entertainment Internet device usage picks up, the USA will remain behind
in country rankings of per capita Internet usage. The strong growth of
wireless web usage has also put South Korea ahead of the USA in Internet
use per capita.
More
information is available in "Internet Users By Country", a market
research report by eTForecasts. The report estimates and forecasts the
number of Internet users for 53 countries and the six main regions of
the world for 1994 through 2007.
eTForecasts
publishes market research reports for the PC, PDA, information appliances
and Internet industries. |
