The number of global internet users at-home has risen by more than 1.5 million from April 2004 to May 2004, according to a new report from Nielsen//NetRatings.
Of the 13 countries sampled, Japan saw user figures grow faster than any other country – up 7.7% to over 33 million users. In contrast, the number in Sweden dropped by 3.39% to 3,119,194 over the month.
As expected, the United States continues to dominate the internet market with over 142 million users however, this figure has dropped by 0.66% since April.
| Active Internet Users By Country At Home, May 2004 |
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| Country |
April 2004 |
May 2004 |
Growth |
Change |
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| Australia |
8,441,341 |
8,510,814 |
0.82% |
69,473 |
| Brazil |
11,913,640 |
11,681,163 |
-1.95% |
-232,477 |
| France |
13,927,159 |
14,308,563 |
2.74% |
381,404 |
| Germany |
27,083,535 |
26,948,420 |
-0.50% |
-135,115 |
| Hong Kong |
2,558,576 |
2,555,144 |
-0.13% |
-3,433 |
| Italy |
15,832,124 |
15,821,701 |
-0.07% |
-10,424 |
| Japan |
30,793,813 |
33,166,276 |
7.70% |
2,372,463 |
| Netherlands |
7,994,859 |
7,833,391 |
1.77% |
138,932 |
| Spain |
8,338,762 |
8,474,442 |
-2.02% |
-161,467 |
| Sweden |
4,639,081 |
4,482,007 |
0.68% |
31,497 |
| Switzerland |
3,228,645 |
3,119,194 |
-3.39% |
-157,074 |
| United Kingdom |
21,093,948 |
20,955,636 |
1.70% |
351,606 |
| United States |
143,041,743 |
142,406,616 |
-0.66% |
-138,312 |
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| TOTALS |
298,887,224 |
300,459,706 |
0.53% |
1,572,482 |
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| Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, June 2004 |
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