This article on global Internet usage includes tables, charts, maps, and a list of articles with more detailed information on a wide range of usage measures.
Internet users
Main article: Daftar/Tabel -- countries by number of Internet users
Internet users | 2006 | 2011a |
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World population | 6.5 billion | 7 billion | Not using the Internetb | 82% | 65% | Using the Internetb | 18% | 35% | Users in the developing worldb | 8% | 22% | Users in the developed worldb | 10% | 13% | Users in Chinab | 2% | 8% | a Estimate. b Share of world population. Source: International Telecommunications Union.[1] | | | Internet users by region | 2006b | 2011a,b | Africa | 3 % | 1 3%   ; | Americas | 39% | 56% | Arab States | 11% | 29% | Asia and Pacific | 11% | 27% | Commonwealth of Independent States | 13% | 48% | Europe | 50% | 74% | a Estimate. b Share of regional population. Source: International Telecommunications Union.[2] | |
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Broadband usage
Main article: Daftar/Tabel -- countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions
Broadband subscriptions | 2007a | 2011a,b | World population | 6.6 billion | 7.0 billion | Fixed subscriptions | 5.3% | 8.5% | Developing world | 2.3% | 4.8% | Developed world | 18.3% | 25.7% | Mobile subscriptions | 4.0% | 17.0% | Developing world | 0.8% | 8.5% | Developed world | 18.5% | 56.5% | a Share of regional population. b Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union.[5] | | | Broadband subscriptions by regionFixed subscriptions: | 2007a | 2011a,b | Africa | 0.1% | 0.2% | Americas | 11.0% | 15.5% | Arab States | 0.9% | 2.2% | Asia and Pacific | 3.3% | 6.2% | Commonwealth of Independent States | 2.3% | 9.6% | Europe | 18.4% | 25.8% | Mobile subscriptions: | 2007a | 2011a,b | Africa | 0.2% | 3.8% | Americas | 6.4% | 30.5% | Arab States | 0.8% | 13.3% | Asia and Pacific | 3.1% | 10.7% | Commonwealth of Independent States | 0.2% | 14.9% | Europe | 14.7% | 54.1% | a Share of regional population. b Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union.[5] | |
Internet hosts
Main article: Daftar/Tabel -- countries by number of Internet hosts
Languages
Censorship
Internet users in Europe
Main article: Daftar/Tabel -- sovereign states in Europe by number of Internet users
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Internet users in European countries in 2012[12] | 0-30% | 30-60% | above 60% |
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See also
- Fiber to the premises by country
- Internet traffic
- Daftar/Tabel -- countries by IPv4 address allocation
- Daftar/Tabel -- countries by number of mobile phones in use
References
- ^ "The World in 2011: ITC Facts and Figures", International Telecommunications Unions (ITU), Geneva, 2011
- ^ "Internet Users", Key ICT indicators for the ITU/BDT regions, International Telecommunications Unions (ITU), Geneva, 16 November 2011
- ^ "Internet users per 100 inhabitants 2001-2011", International Telecommunications Union, Geneva, accessed 4 April 2012
- ^ a b "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2010", International Telecommunications Union, accessed 16 April 2012
- ^ a b "Key Global Telecom Indicators for the World Telecommunication Service Sector", International Telecommunications Unions (ITU), Geneva, 2011
- ^ "Internet host count history", Internet Systems Consortium, accessed September 2011
- ^ "Usage of content languages for websites". W3Techs.com. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ "Number of Internet Users by Language", Internet World Stats, Miniwatts Marketing Group, 31 May 2011, accessed 22 April 2012
- ^ OpenNet Initiative "Summarized global Internet filtering data spreadsheet", 8 November 2011 and "Country Profiles", the OpenNet Initiative is a collaborative partnership of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto; the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University; and the SecDev Group, Ottawa
- ^ Due to legal concerns the OpenNet Initiative does not check for filtering of child pornography and because their classifications focus on technical filtering, they do not include other types of censorship.
- ^ Internet Enemies, Reporters Without Borders (Paris), 12 March 2012
- ^ Source: InternetWorldStats for countries of Europe, Asia updated for June 30, 2012
External links
Internet in Africa |
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| Sovereign states | - Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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| States with limited recognition | - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Somaliland
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| Dependencies and other territories | - Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Mayotte / Réunion (France)
- Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
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Internet in the Americas |
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| - North America
- South America
| | Sovereign states | - Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
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| Dependencies and other territories | - Anguilla
- Aruba
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Curaçao
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Navassa Island
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saba
- Sint Eustatius
- Sint Maarten
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- US Virgin Islands
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Internet in Asia |
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| Sovereign states | - Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Cambodia
- People's Republic of China
- Cyprus
- East Timor (Timor-Leste)
- Egypt
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
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| States with limited recognition | - Abkhazia
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Northern Cyprus
- Palestine
- South Ossetia
- Taiwan
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| Dependencies and other territories | - British Indian Ocean Territory
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Hong Kong
- Macau
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Internet in Europe |
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| Sovereign states | - Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
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| States with limited recognition | - Abkhazia
- Kosovo
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Northern Cyprus
- South Ossetia
- Transnistria
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| Dependencies and other territories | - Åland
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Isle of Man
- Svalbard
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Internet in Oceania |
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| Sovereign states | - Australia
- East Timor (Timor-Leste)
- Fiji
- Indonesia
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
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| Dependencies and other territories | - American Samoa
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Cook Islands
- Easter Island
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Pitcairn Islands
- Tokelau
- Wallis and Futuna
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Lists of countries by mass media rankings |
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| Indices | - e-Government
- E-readiness
- ICT Development Index
- Networked Readiness Index
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| Internet | |
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| Phones | - Mobile phones
- Telephone lines
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| Other | - Books published
- Television stations
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| - Daftar/Tabel -- international rankings
- Daftar/Tabel -- top international rankings by country
- Lists by country
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| - Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Bhutan
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- China (Hong Kong)
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestinian territories
- Paraguay
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
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