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BROADBAND INTERNET STATISTICS
TOP WORLD COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST
INTERNET BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS IN 2007

TOP COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF WORLD INTERNET BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS IN 2007
#	Country or Region	Broadband Subscribers	Broadband Penetration (%)	Population ( 2007 Est. )	Source and Date of Usage Data
1	United States	66,213,257	21.9 %	301,967,681	OECD - June/07
2	China	48,500,000	3.7 %	1,317,431,495	MII - Sept./06
3	Japan	27,152,349	21.1 %	128,646,345	OEDC - June/07
4	Germany	17,472,000	21.2 %	82,509,367	OECD - June/07
5	Korea, South	14,042,728	27.4 %	51,300,989	OECD - Dec./06
6	United Kingdom	13,957,111	23.1 %	60,363,602	ECTA - Mar./07
7	France	13,677,000	22.3 %	61,350,009	Teleco - Mar/07
8	Italy	9,427,300	15.8 %	59,546,696	ECTA - Mar/07
9	Canada	7,675,533	23.7 %	32,440,970	OECD - Dec/06
10	Spain	7,505,456	16.7 %	45,003,663	CMT - July/07
11	Brazil	6,417,000	3.4 %	186,771,161	Teleco - June/07
12	Netherlands	5,388,000	32.8 %	16,447,682	ECTA - Mar./07
13	Taiwan	4,505,800	19.6 %	23,001,442	ITU - Sept/07
14	Australia	3,939,288	18.8 %	20,984,595	OECD - Sept/06
15	Mexico	3,728,150	3.5 %	106,457,446	OECD - Sept/06
16	Turkey	3,632,700	4.8 %	75,863,600	ECTA - Mar/07
17	Russia	2,900,000	2.0 %	143,406,042	ITU - Sept./07
18	Poland	2,640,000	6.9 %	38,109,499	OECD - Dec./06
19	India	2,520,000	0.2 %	1,129,667,528	TRAI - June/07
20	Sweden	2,478,003	27.2 %	9,107,795	ECTA - March/07

TOP 20 Countries		268,150,077	6.9 %	3,890,377,607	IWS - Nov.14/07
Rest of the World		36,321,302	1.4 %	2,684,288,810	IWS - Nov.14/07
Total World Subscribers		304,471,379	4.6 %	6,574,666,417	IWS - Nov.14/07

NOTES: (1) Broadband subscriber data sources are indicated in the table. (2) Data updated September 20, 2007. (3) Demographic ( population ) numbers are based on the data contained in world-gazetteer.com. (4) For definitions and statistical details please read the site surfing guide. (5) Data from this site may be cited, giving due credit to the source and establishing an active link back to www.internetworldstats.com.

Broadband corresponds to fast Internet, and includes several technologies (ADSL, Cable, Dedicated Lines, etc).
Broadband Penetration Rate is the national total of connections (or subscribers)
divided by the population and multiplied by 100.

BROADBAND INTERNET STATISTICS
TOP WORLD COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST
BROADBAND PENETRATION RATE IN 2007

TOP COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST INTERNET BROADBAND PENETRATION RATE IN THE WORLD
#	Country or Region	Broadband Penetration Rate	Broadband Subscribers	Population ( 2007 Est. )	Source and Date of Usage Data
1	Bermuda	36.5 %	23,600	64,574	ITU - Sept./07
2	Netherlands	32.8 %	5,388,000	16,447,682	ECTA - March/07
3	Denmark	31.8 %	1,728,359	5,438,698	OECD - Dec./06
4	Iceland	29.3 %	87,738	299,076	OECD - Dec./06
5	Switzerland	28.5 %	2,140,309	7,523,024	OECD - Sept./06
6	Liechtenstein	28.1 %	10,000	35,622	ITU - Sept./06
7	Monaco	28.1 %	9,400	33,443	ITU - Sept./06
8	Finland	28.0 %	1,474,605	5,275,491	ECTA - March/07
9	Korea, South	27.4 %	14,042,728	51,300,989	OECD - Dec./06
10	Norway	27.4 %	1,278,346	4,657,321	OECD - Dec/06
11	Sweden	27.2 %	2,478,003	9,107,795	ECTA - March/07
12	Hong Kong	25.1 %	1,796,200	7,150,254	ITU - Sept./06
13	Luxembourg	23.8 %	110,317	463,273	ECTA - March/07
14	Canada	23.7 %	7,675,533	32,440,970	OECD - Dec./06
15	United Kingdom	23.1 %	13,957,111	60,363,602	ECTA - March/07
16	Belgium	22.4 %	2,353,956	10,516,112	OECD - Dec./06
17	France	22.3 %	13,677,000	61,350,009	Teleco - March/07
18	Singapore	21.8 %	796,500	3,654,103	ITU - Sept./07
19	United States	21.4 %	64,614,000	301,967,681	FCC/CTIA - Dec./06
20	Faroe Islands	20.3 %	10,100	49,760	ITU - Sept./07

TOP 20 Countries		23.1 %	133,651,805	578,139,479	IWS - Sept.30/07
Rest of the World		2.7 %	160,454,692	5,996,526,938	IWS - Sept.30/07
Total World - Users		4.5 %	294,106,497	6,574,666,417	IWS - Sept.30/07

NOTES: (1) Broadband subscriber data sources are indicated in the table. (2) Data updated September 30, 2007. (3) Demographic ( population ) numbers are based on the data contained in world-gazetteer.com. (4) For definitions and statistical details please read the site surfing guide. (5) Data from this site may be cited, giving due credit to the source and establishing an active link back to www.internetworldstats.com.

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