Global Country By Country Internet Usage Figures

Nielsen//NetRatings calculated that there were 580 million internet users in major markets at the end of 2002 (see Internet Usage Still Growing Worldwide) although growth is stagnating in the most developed countries. Unless stated, population, internet usage and ISP statistics are taken from CIA’s World Factbook while active user information is provided by Nielsen//NetRatings.

A recent overview of the online market is available INSIGHTanalysis: The Internet Approaches Maturity.

Internet Population Estimates, By Country
Country	Population (m)	Internet Users (m)	Active Users (m)	ISPs
Argentina	37.4	2.0 (D’Alessio IROL)	1.9	33
Australia	19.5	10.5 (Nielsen//NetRatings)	6.5*	718
Austria	8.2	3.7	1.3	37
Belarus	10.4	0.42	N/A	23
Belgium	10.3	3.76	1.6	61
Brazil	176	19.7 (Nielsen//NetRatings)	7.5*	50
Bulgaria	7.7	0.59 (GfK)	N/A	26
Canada	31.9	16.84	8.8	760
Chile	15.5	3.1	N/A	7
China	1300	45.8	N/A	3
Colombia	41	1.15	N/A	18
Costa Rica	3.8	0.38	N/A	3
Croatia	4.4	0.48	N/A	9
Czech Republic	10.2	2.2 (GfK)	N/A	>300
Denmark	5.4	3.37	N/A	13
Ecuador	13.4	0.33	N/A	13
Egypt	70.7	0.6	N/A	50
Estonia	1.4	0.43	N/A	38
Finland	5.2	2.69	N/A	3
France	59.8	16.97	11.18*	62
Germany	83.2	41.8 (Nielsen//NetRatings)	22.1*	200
Greece	10.6	1.4	N/A	27
Hong Kong	7.3	4.35	2.17*	17
Hungary	10.1	1.2	N/A	16
India	1000	7	N/A	43
Indonesia	231	4.4	N/A	24
Iran	66.6	0.42	N/A	8
Ireland	3.9	1.31	N/A	22
Israel	6.0	1.2 (eMarketer)	0.98	21
Italy	57.7	25.3 (Nielsen//NetRatings)	11.5*	93
Japan	127	56	26.42*	73
Kenya	31.1	0.5	N/A	65
Lebanon	3.6	0.42 (Arab Advisors)	N/A	22
Libya	5.2	0.32 (Internet Arab World)	N/A	1
Malaysia	22.6	5.7	N/A	7
Mexico	103.4	3.5	N/A	51
Morocco	31.1	0.4	N/A	8
Netherlands	16	9.73	6.36*	52
New Zealand	3.9	2.06	N/A	36
Norway	4.5	2.68	N/A	13
Peru	28.0	3.0	N/A	10
Philippines	84.5	4.5	N/A	33
Poland	39.0	4.9 (Zycle)	N/A	33
Portugal	10.1	4.4	N/A	16
Puerto Rico	4.0	0.6	N/A	76
Romania	22.3	1	N/A	38
Russia	145	18	N/A	35
Saudi Arabia	22.8	0.3 (Internet Arab World)	N/A	42
Singapore	4.5	2.31	0.96	9
Slovakia	5.4	0.7 (TNS Factum)	N/A	6
Slovenia	1.9	0.4 (RINE Project)	N/A	11
South Africa	43.6	3.07	N/A	150
South Korea	48.3	25.6	N/A	11
Spain	40.1	17 (Nielsen//NetRatings)	6.85*	56
Sweden	8.9	6.1 (Nielsen//NetRatings)	3.87*	29
Switzerland	7.3	3.85	2.5*	44
Taiwan	22.3	6.4 (iamasia)	5.0	8
Thailand	61.8	4.1 (Bangkok Poll Center)	N/A	15
Tunisia	9.8	0.4	N/A	1
Turkey	67.3	2.5	N/A	50
Ukraine	48.8	0.75 (Committee on Comm. & Info.)	N/A	32
United Arab Emirates	2.5	0.9	N/A	1
United Kingdom	59.8	30.4 (Nielsen//NetRatings)	17.73*	>400
United States	280.5	168.6 (Nielsen//NetRatings)	122.43*	7,800
Uruguay	3.4	0.4	N/A	14
Venezuela	24.3	1.3	N/A	16
Vietnam	81.1	0.4	N/A	6
* March 2003, at-home figure
Source: various, as noted