WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS

World Regions

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 %

22,737,500

2.5 %

2.2 %

403.7 %

Asia

3,667,774,066

56.4 %

364,270,713

9.9 %

35.7 %

218.7 %

Europe

807,289,020

12.4 %

290,121,957

35.9 %

28.5 %

176.1 %

Middle East

190,084,161

2.9 %

18,203,500

9.6 %

1.8 %

454.2 %

North America

331,473,276

5.1 %

225,801,428

68.1 %

22.2 %

108.9 %

Latin America/Caribbean

553,908,632

8.5 %

79,033,597

14.3 %

7.8 %

337.4 %

Oceania / Australia

33,956,977

0.5 %

17,690,762

52.9 %

1.8 %

132.2 %

WORLD TOTAL

6,499,697,060

100.0 %

1,018,057,389

15.7 %

100.0 %

182.0 %

www.internetworldstats.com