As of 2006, 63% of the US population aged 3 and over uses the internet at least once a month, according to new research from eMarketer.
US internet users aged 50 and over total 46.8 million, or 26% of the total US internet user population.
Adults aged 50 and older make up an estimated 29.4% of the US population, according to eMarketer estimates based on Census Bureau data.
Women internet users total 92.6 million and 87.5 million US internet users are men. Women make up 51.4% of the US internet user population.
According to a recent report from The Media Audit, the percentage of working women that spent at least 430 minutes a week on the internet jumped from 48.6% in 2004 to 50.8% in 2005 (see Affluent US Women Increase Internet Purchases).
The eMarketer research shows that children are also keen users of the internet, with 40.1% of children aged 3 to 11 and 73.7% of youngsters aged 12 to 17 going online at least once a month.
Meanwhile, a research from Point Topic said that UK households with broadband will almost double, from 34% at the end of 2005, to 64% in 2008 (see 64% Of UK Households On Broadband By 2008).
| Internet Users In North America, By Country |
| 2004-2010 (millions and penetration) |
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| US |
170.1 |
175.4 |
180.1 |
184.6 |
188.5 |
192.3 |
196 |
| % of population |
60.6% |
61.9% |
63.0% |
64.0% |
64.7% |
65.5% |
66.1% |
| Canada |
17.8 |
18.5 |
19.3 |
20.3 |
21.0 |
21.6 |
22.2 |
| % of population |
54.8% |
56.4% |
58.3% |
60.8% |
62.3% |
63.5% |
64.7% |
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