Active Internet Users by Country, March 2004

By ClickZ Stats staff, ClickZ, Apr 29, 2004

Nielsen//NetRatings found that the overall at-home global active Internet universe for a number of selected countries grew by two-thirds of a percentage point from February 2004 to March 2004. Switzerland exhibited the largest growth rate at over 3 percent, while the U.S. added the most active Internet users over the month. Also, Hong Kong's high growth rate in February was somewhat diminished in March.

Nielsen//NetRatings has expanded its tracking system to include Internet applications, and calculates active users as the number of people that actually go online in a given month, rather than the number of people with access.

Active Internet Users by Country, March 2004, Home
Country	February 2004	March 2004	Growth	Change
Australia	8,407,806	8,227,836	-2.14%	179,970
Brazil	12,484,475	12,269,533	-1.72%	-214,942
France	13,781,013	14,103,852	2.34%	322,839
Germany	27,033,687	27,172,467	0.51%	138,780
Hong Kong	2,699,275	2,546,983	-5.64%	-152,292
Italy	15,772,348	15,585,562	-1.18%	-186,786
Japan	31,097,206	30,498,645	-1.92%	-598,561
Netherlands	7,757,751	7,855,927	1.27%	98,176
Spain	8,331,385	8,188,114	-1.72%	-143,271
Sweden	4,609,203	4,607,584	-0.04%	-1,619
Switzerland	3,009,180	3,105,164	3.19%	95,983
United Kingdom	20,953,256	20,742,342	-1.01%	-210,914
United States	141,389,993	144,403,184	2.13%	3,013,191
TOTALS	297,326,576	299,307,191	0.67%	1,980,615
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings