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INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS
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World Internet Users and 2017 Population Stats


WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS
MARCH 4, 2017 - Update

World Regions

Population
( 2017 Est.)

Population
% of World

Internet Users
31 Dec 2016

Penetration
Rate (% Pop.)

Growth
2000-2017

Table
% Users

Asia

4,148,177,672

55.2 %

1,856,212,654

44.7 %

1,523.9%

50.2 %

Europe

822,710,362

10.9 %

630,708,269

76.7 %

500.1%

17.1 %

Latin America / Caribbean

647,604,645

8.6 %

384,766,521

59.4 %

2,029.4%

10.4 %

Africa

1,246,504,865

16.6 %

335,453,374

26.9 %

7,330.7%

9.1 %

North America

363,224,006

4.8 %

320,067,193

88.1 %

196.1%

8.7 %

Middle East

250,327,574

3.3 %

141,489,765

56.5 %

4,207.4%

3.8 %

Oceania / Australia

40,479,846

0.6 %

27,540,654

68.0 %

261.4%

0.7 %

WORLD TOTAL

7,519,028,970

100.0 %

3,696,238,430

49.2 %

923.9%

100.0 %

NOTES: (1) Internet Usage and World Population Statistics updated as of March 4, 2017. (2) CLICK on each world region name for detailed regional usage information. (3) Demographic (Population) numbers are based on data from the United Nations - Population Division. (4) Internet usage information comes from data published by Nielsen Online, by ITU, the International Telecommunications Union, by GfK, by local ICT Regulators and other reliable sources. (5) For definitions, disclaimers, navigation help and methodology, please refer to the Site Surfing Guide. (6) Information in this site may be cited, giving the due credit and placing a link back to www.internetworldstats.com. Copyright © 2017, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.


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