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INTERNET USAGE BY WORLD REGIONS
(Table in Constant Up-Date)

World Regions	Population 2002 (Est.)	Usage, ( Year 2000 )	Usage, Latest Data	(%) Users	Growth ( 2000-2002 )	% Population (Penetration)
Africa	858,584,600	4,514,400	6,866,400	1.1 %	52.1 %	0.8 %
America	853,234,000	126,157,000	222,238,795	36.6 %	76.2 %	26.0 %
Asia	3,550,767,300	114,303,000	185,458,120	30.5 %	62.3 %	5.2 %
Europe	727,252,160	103,075,900	172,834,809	28.4 %	67.7 %	23.8 %
Middle East	246,344,400	5,272,300	7,165,407	1.2 %	35.9 %	2.9 %
Oceania	31,080,240	7,619,500	13,069,833	2.2 %	71.5 %	42.1 %
WORLD TOTAL	6,267,262,700	360,942,100	607,633,364	100 %	68.3 %	9.7 %

NOTES: (1) Data was updated on March 15, 2003. (2) Detailed data for individual countries and regions can be found in other pages. (3) Population numbers are based on the data contained in gazetteer.de. (4) The usage numbers come from various sources and are consolidated monthly. (5) The most recent usage information comes mainly from data published by Nielsen-NetRatings and other local sources. (6) For growth comparison purposes, usage data from ITU for the year 2.000 is displayed. (7) Data on this site may be cited, giving due credit and establishing a link to InternetWorld Stats.com .

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THE TOP 25 COUNTRIES IN INTERNET
WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF USERS

#	Country or Region	Population ( Est. 2002 )	Users Latest Data	(%) Users	Growth (2000-2002)	% Population (Penetration)	Date of Latest Data
1	United States	288,212,300	172,062,014	28.3 %	80.4 %	59.7 %	Jan/2003
2	Japan	127,459,100	59,356,382	9.8 %	26.1 %	46.6 %	Jan/2003
3	China	1,306,668,400	58,000,000	9.5 %	157.8 %	4.4 %	Jan/2003
4	Germany	81,947,100	37,098,661	6.1 %	54.6 %	45.3 %	Feb/2003
5	United Kingdom	59,751,900	28,995,205	4.8 %	88.3 %	48.5 %	Feb/2003
6	South Korea	48,651,900	25,650,000	4.2 %	34.7 %	52.7 %	Jul/2002
7	Italy	58,082,500	18,697,197	3.1 %	41.6 %	32.2 %	Jul/2001
8	Canada	31,496,800	16,841,811	2.8 %	32.6 %	53.5 %	Mar/2002
9	France	59,107,500	15,995,853	2.7 %	88.2 %	27.1 %	Feb/2003
10	Brazil	176,274,400	14,322,369	2.4 %	186.4 %	8.1 %	Feb/2003
11	Spain	41,153,400	12,284,589	2.0 %	128.0 %	29.9 %	Feb/2003
12	Taiwan	23,294,700	11,602,523	1.9 %	85.3 %	49.8 %	Nov/2002
13	Australia	19,606,300	10,792,602	1.8 %	63.5 %	55.0 %	Feb/2003
14	Netherlands	16,179,500	10,074,033	1.7 %	158.3 %	62.3 %	Feb/2003
15	India	1,047,074,600	7,000,000	1.2 %	40.0 %	0.7 %	Dec/2001
16	Sweden	8,870,100	6,025,928	1.0 %	48.9 %	67.9 %	Feb/2003
17	Malaysia	23,396,700	5,700,000	1.0 %	54.1 %	24.4 %	Dec/2001
18	Hong Kong	6,800,000	4,413,619	0.7 %	93.3 %	64.9 %	Feb/2003
19	Russia	142,881,200	4,300,000	0.7 %	38.7 %	3.0 %	Dec/2001
20	Switzerland	7,464,300	4,052,836	0.7 %	89.9 %	54.3 %	Feb/2003
21	Indonesia	217,728,300	4,000,000	0.7 %	100.0 %	1.8 %	Dec/2001
22	Argentina	36,508,600	3,882,526	0.6 %	55.3 %	10.6 %	Jul/2001
23	Poland	38,601,700	3,800,000	0.6 %	35.7 %	9.8 %	Dec/2001
24	Belgium	10,274,700	3,769,123	0.6 %	88.5 %	36.7 %	Apr/2002
25	Thailand	62,456,900	3,536,000	0.6 %	53.7 %	5.7 %	Dec/2001
TOP 25 Countries		3,939,942,900	543,046,332	89.4 %	71.4 %	13.3 %	Feb/2003
Next 208 Countries		2,327,319,800	64,587,032	10.6 %	46.3 %	2.8 %	Nov/2002
Total World - Users		6,267,262,700	607,633,364	100.0 %	68.3 %	9.7 %	Feb/2003

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