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INTERNET GROWTH STATISTICS
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And the " Global Village " became a Reality Internet has made real what in the 1970's that visionary of the communications Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) called the "Global Village". In a matter of very few years, the Internet has consolidated itself as a very powerful platform that has changed the way we do business, and the way we communicate. The Internet, as no other medium, has given an International or, if you prefer, a "Globalized" dimension to the world. It is the Universal source of information. Internet is actually the most democratic of all the mass media. With a very low investment, anyone can have a web page in Internet. This way, almost any business can reach a very large market, directly, fast and economically, no matter the size or its location of your business. With a very low investment almost anybody that can read and write can have access to the World Wide Web.

"When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the World Wide Web ... Now even my cat has it's own page." - Bill Clinton

History and Growth of the Internet

Before getting into the numbers, let's take a look at the
fascinating history of the Internet, from 1945 to 1995, by
courtesy of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Today the Internet continues to grow day by day making
McLuhan's Global Village a reality. The following table
shows the incredibly fast evolution of the Internet from
1995 till the present time:

DATE	NUMBER OF USERS	% WORLD POPULATION	INFORMATION SOURCE
December, 1995	16 millions	0.4 %	IDC
December, 1996	36 millions	0.9 %	IDC
December, 1997	70 millions	1.7 %	IDC
December, 1998	147 millions	3.6 %	C.I. Almanac
December, 1999	248 millions	4.1 %	Nua Ltd.
March, 2000	304 millions	5.0 %	Nua Ltd.
July, 2000	359 millions	5.9 %	Nua Ltd.
December, 2000	361 millions	5.8 %	Internet World Stats
March, 2001	458 millions	7.6 %	Nua Ltd.
June, 2001	479 millions	7.9 %	Nua Ltd.
August, 2001	513 millions	8.6 %	Nua Ltd.
April, 2002	558 millions	8.6 %	Internet World Stats
July, 2002	569 millions	9.1 %	Internet World Stats
September, 2002	587 millions	9.4 %	Internet World Stats
March, 2003	608 millions	9.7 %	Internet World Stats
September, 2003	677 millions	10.6 %	Internet World Stats
October, 2003	682 millions	10.7 %	Internet World Stats
December, 2003	719 millions	11.1 %	Internet World Stats
February, 2004	745 millions	11.5 %	Internet World Stats
May, 2004	757 millions	11.7 %	Internet World Stats
October, 2004	812 millions	12.7 %	Internet World Stats
December, 2004	817 millions	12.7 %	Internet World Stats
March, 2005	888 millions	13.9 %	Internet World Stats
June, 2005	938 millions	14.6 %	Internet World Stats
September, 2005	957 millions	14.9 %	Internet World Stats
November, 2005	972 millions	15.2 %	Internet World Stats
December, 2005	1,018 millions	15.7 %	Internet World Stats
March, 2006	1,023 millions	15.7 %	Internet World Stats
June, 2006	1,043 millions	16.0 %	Internet World Stats
Sept, 2006	1,086 millions	16.7 %	Internet World Stats
Dec, 2006	1,093 millions	16.7 %	Internet World Stats
Mar, 2007	1,129 millions	17.2 %	Internet World Stats
June, 2007	1,173 millions	17.8 %	Internet World Stats
Sept, 2007	1,245 millions	18.9 %	Internet World Stats

Statistics of the Internet

The Internet has made distances shorter and the world smaller.
However, the great divider that stands in the way of a truly global
society is fact that there are many different different languages
spoken in our planet Earth. The following table shows the ten
most numerous languages spoken by the Internet users.

To see old (Historic) Internet World Usage Statistics click here.
For detailed information on the Internet from Wikiverse.org click here.
For more on the Internet's history and its relationship with the information
revolution read NetValley's informative nine part report.

For current up to date Internet User Statistics click here.

Click here for information on the 1995 to 2005 domain count growth.
For 1993-1996 domain count data see Internet Growth Summary.


History of the Internet

Learn what the internet is and how it works, read
about the creation of the internet, internet culture,
legal and moral issues, and a lot more at Wikiverse

Here you will find the Internet History in a few links
Learn about Leonard Kleinrock who in 1962 invented
the packet-switching technology that made it all possible.

You can see a timetable highlighting some of the Internet
key events and technologies that helped shape the Internet
as we know it today at the Hobbes Internet Timeline.

The Internet Virtual Library also features a very complete
page with links about the Internet History.

The Living Internet is a free web site, including more than
700 pages about the Internet's history, design, advanced use,
key features, security issues, help resources, and references
to additional information about the Internet.

Another interesting website is the Internet Archive They are
building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts
in digital form, like a paper library. Free access is provided to
researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.


World Wide Web Consortium
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable
technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead
the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce,
communication, and collective understanding. On the W3C page, you'll
find news, links to W3C technologies, help and ways to get involved.
Public participation is welcome at the WWW


The Top Web Sites of the Internet
For information on the current favorite web sites
take a look at Alexa's Top 500 Sites

Click here to see the Internet usage by world regions.

page updated
11 November 2007

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