The number of active internet users dropped slightly from May to June following growth between April and May, according to Nielsen//NetRatings.
The decline, of about 750,000 users, was tracked by Nielsen//NetRatings across 10 countries. Decline was not universal though, with Brazil (1.14%); Italy (1.28%); Spain (1.13%); Switzerland (0.91%) and the U.S. (0.32%) all showing growth, while Australia (0.37%); France (2.08%); Germany (1.01%); Japan (1.65%) and the U.K. (1.20%) all showed a decline in the number of active internet users. Across all 10 countries included in the research, active web users fell by 0.24%.
| Active Home Internet Users By Country, May and June 2006 |
| Country |
May |
June |
Change (%) |
One-Month Difference |
| 2006 |
2006 |
| Australia |
10,585,433 |
10,546,747 |
-0.37 |
-38,686 |
| Brazil |
13,246,186 |
13,397,404 |
1.14 |
151,217 |
| France |
18,414,460 |
18,031,245 |
-2.08 |
-383,215 |
| Germany |
33,373,792 |
33,037,119 |
-1.01 |
-336,672 |
| Italy |
16,946,925 |
17,163,440 |
1.28 |
216,515 |
| Japan |
42,405,468 |
41,703,859 |
-1.65 |
-701,609 |
| Spain |
12,484,324 |
12,625,991 |
1.13 |
141,667 |
| Switzerland |
3,769,940 |
3,804,251 |
0.91 |
34,310 |
| U.K. |
24,235,940 |
23,944,744 |
-1.2 |
-291,195 |
| U.S. |
143,229,214 |
143,683,489 |
0.32 |
454,275 |
| Total |
318,691,682 |
317,938,289 |
-0.24 |
-753,393 |
| Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, 2006 |
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