Internet Users by Region: How much of the world is online?

Internet users by region- how much of the world is online? 6 billion people in 2000 1/3 of the worlds to population is now online more than 7 billion in 2012 an increase of 17% 7 Billion 5 Billion 3 Billion 1 Billion 2000 2012 361 million users in 2000 to 2.4 billion in 2012 an increase of 566% Most of this growth took place in developing areas of the world Internet saturation by region Europe 519 million users 61% 26% 79% 36% 14% Asia 1.1 billion users Middle East North America 274 million users 90 million users Africa 40% 167 million users 68% Latin America 255 million users Australia/Oceania 24 million users Mobile internet as a percentage of all web traffic: Tablets and smartphones are often more accessible and affordable option in developing areas where access to PCs and reliable internet infrastructure is limited 10% Mobile internet accounts for 10% of total internet |18% 15% usage worldwide 8% 7.5% 5% 3% Asia North America Australia/ Europe Oceania Africa Latin America http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/05/09/mobile-now-accounts- for-10-of-internet-usage-worldwide-double-that-of-2010-report/ DELL