Over 1 Billion Served - Internet Users That Is…
The World Wide Web finally surpassed 1 Billion visitors in December 2008 according to Comscore. In addition, China’s internet audience is now larger than that of the United States. Both of these numbers are significant because it bodes well for freedom and eventual democracy for all.
While it is true that China is restricting the information flow on the internet in China, smart hackers who can break through firewalls can break through China’s information fire walls. Eventually, governments who thwart the will of their people fall and often with the violent loss of their own lives.
Following are the charts from Comscore:
The Asia-Pacific region accounted for the highest share of global Internet users at 41 percent, followed by Europe (28 percent share), North America (18 percent share), Latin-America (7 percent share), and the Middle East & Africa (5 percent share).
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Total Worldwide Internet Audience: Regional Breakdown Ranked by Total Unique Visitors (000)* December 2008 Age 15+, Home & Work Locations Source: comScore World Metrix |
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Region |
Total Unique Visitors (000) |
Share of Total Worldwide Internet Audience (%) |
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Worldwide |
1,007,730 |
100.0% |
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Asia Pacific |
416,281 |
41.3% |
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Europe |
282,651 |
28.0% |
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North America |
185,109 |
18.4% |
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Latin America |
74,906 |
7.4% |
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Middle East & Africa |
48,783 |
4.8% |
* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.
China represented the largest online audience in the world in December 2008 with 180 million Internet users, representing nearly 18 percent of the total worldwide Internet audience, followed by the U.S. (16.2 percent share), Japan (6.0 percent share), Germany (3.7 percent share) and the U.K. (3.6 percent share).
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Top 15 Countries by Internet Audience Ranked by Total Unique Visitors (000)* December 2008 Age 15+, Home & Work Locations Source: comScore World Metrix |
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Country |
Total Unique Visitors (000) |
Share of Total Worldwide Internet Audience (%) |
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Worldwide |
1,007,730 |
100.0% |
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China |
179,710 |
17.8% |
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United States |
163,300 |
16.2% |
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Japan |
59,993 |
6.0% |
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Germany |
36,992 |
3.7% |
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United Kingdom |
36,664 |
3.6% |
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France |
34,010 |
3.4% |
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India |
32,099 |
3.2% |
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Russia |
28,998 |
2.9% |
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Brazil |
27,688 |
2.7% |
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South Korea |
27,254 |
2.7% |
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Canada |
21,809 |
2.2% |
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Italy |
20,780 |
2.1% |
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Spain |
17,893 |
1.8% |
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Mexico |
12,486 |
1.2% |
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Netherlands |
11,812 |
1.2% |
* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.