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While surfing online I came across this really good site with heaps of useful statistics. I’ve Copied and paste the latest statistics online. Click the read more to find out how many people are now online. This was taken straight from: http://www.allaboutmarketresearch.com/internet.htm. It shows the growth of the Internet since 1995!
In December of 1995 there was approximately 16 million Internet users.
As of March 2009 Intenert users World Wide have risen by over 23%! Of the World! Really amazing stuff.
Look forward to the next 5 years of growth. Stay tuned for information on Australia and the number of Intenert Users.
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DATE |
NUMBER OF |
% WORLD |
INFORMATION |
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December, 1995 |
16 millions |
0.4 % |
IDC |
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December, 1996 |
36 millions |
0.9 % |
IDC |
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December, 1997 |
70 millions |
1.7 % |
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December, 1998 |
147 millions |
3.6 % |
|
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December, 1999 |
248 millions |
4.1 % |
Nua Ltd. |
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March, 2000 |
304 millions |
5.0 % |
Nua Ltd. |
|
July, 2000 |
359 millions |
5.9 % |
Nua Ltd. |
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December, 2000 |
361 millions |
5.8 % |
Internet World Stats |
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March, 2001 |
458 millions |
7.6 % |
Nua Ltd. |
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June, 2001 |
479 millions |
7.9 % |
Nua Ltd. |
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August, 2001 |
513 millions |
8.6 % |
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April, 2002 |
558 millions |
8.6 % |
Internet World Stats |
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July, 2002 |
569 millions |
9.1 % |
Internet World Stats |
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September, 2002 |
587 millions |
9.4 % |
Internet World Stats |
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March, 2003 |
608 millions |
9.7 % |
Internet World Stats |
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September, 2003 |
677 millions |
10.6 % |
Internet World Stats |
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October, 2003 |
682 millions |
10.7 % |
Internet World Stats |
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December, 2003 |
719 millions |
11.1 % |
Internet World Stats |
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February, 2004 |
745 millions |
11.5 % |
Internet World Stats |
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May, 2004 |
757 millions |
11.7 % |
Internet World Stats |
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October, 2004 |
812 millions |
12.7 % |
Internet World Stats |
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December, 2004 |
817 millions |
12.7 % |
Internet World Stats |
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March, 2005 |
888 millions |
13.9 % |
Internet World Stats |
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July, 2005 |
939 millions |
14.6 % |
Internet World Stats |
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September, 2005 |
957 millions |
14.9 % |
Internet World Stats |
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November, 2005 |
972 millions |
15.2 % |
Internet World Stats |
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December, 2005 |
1,018 millions |
15.7 % |
Internet World Stats |
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March, 2006 |
1,022 millions |
15.7 % |
Internet World Stats |
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June, 2006 |
1,043 millions |
16.0 % |
Internet World Stats |
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September, 2006 |
1,066 millions |
16.4 % |
Internet World Stats |
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December, 2006 |
1,093 millions |
16.7 % |
Internet World Stats |
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March, 2007 |
1,129 millions |
17.2 % |
Internet World Stats |
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June, 2007 |
1,173 millions |
17.8 % |
Internet World Stats |
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Sept, 2007 |
1,245 millions |
18.9 % |
Internet World Stats |
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Dec, 2007 |
1,319 millions |
20.0 % |
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March, 2008 |
1,407 millions |
21.1 % |
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June, 2008 |
1,463 millions |
21.9 % |
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December, 2008 |
1,574 millions |
23.5 % |
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March, 2009 |
1,596 millions |
23.8 % |
Internet will continue to grow at its current rate, with Broadband becoming cheaper and cheaper. If you current do business overseas or even locally, you need a web presence to compete more effectively.
