WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS

Population
( 2006 Est.)

Population
% of World

Internet Usage,
Latest Data

% Population
( Penetration )

Usage
% of World

Usage Growth
2000-2005

Africa

915,210,928

14.1 %

23,649,000

2.6 %

2.3 %

423.9 %

Asia

3,667,774,066

56.4 %

364,270,713

9.9 %

35.6 %

218.7 %

Europe

807,289,020

12.4 %

291,600,898

36.1 %

28.5 %

177.5 %

Middle East

190,084,161

2.9 %

18,203,500

9.6 %

1.8 %

454.2 %

North America

331,473,276

5.1 %

227,303,680

68.6 %

22.2 %

110.3 %

Latin America/Caribbean

553,908,632

8.5 %

79,962,809

14.4 %

7.8 %

342.5 %

Oceania / Australia

33,956,977

0.5 %

17,872,707

52.6 %

1.7 %

134.6 %

WORLD TOTAL

6,499,697,060

100.0 %

1,022,863,307

15.7 %

100.0 %

183.4 %