ComScore: Internet Population Passes One Billion; Top 15 Countries

ComScore: Internet Population Passes One Billion; Top 15 Countries

The number of people on the Internet surpassed one billion in December, according to comScore. The actual number is probably higher than that (Internet World Stats counted nearly 1.5 billion Web surfers worldwide as of June 30, 2008). In any case, only between 15 and 22 percent of the world’s population is on the Internet. We have a long way to go.

Using the comScore numbers, here is the breakdown by country and region (in unique visitors as of December, 2008; some of the numbers are rounded):

Top 15 countries, by Internet population:

China: 179.7 million
United States: 163.3 million
Japan: 60.0 million
Germany: 37.0 million
United Kingdom: 36.7 million
France: 34.0 million
India: 32.1 million
Russia: 29.0 million
Brazil: 27.7 million
South Korea: 27.3 million
Canada: 21.8 million
Italy: 20.8 million
Spain: 17.9 million
Mexico: 12.5 million
Netherlands: 11.8 million
Worldwide Internet Audience

Asia Pacific: 416 million (41.3%)
Europe: 283 million (28.0%)
North America: 185 million (18.4%)
Latin America: 75 million (7.4%)
Middle East & Africa: 49 million (4.8%)