Active Home Internet Users by Country, February 2007

The number of active Internet home users dipped by 0.13 percent in February in the 10 countries tracked by Nielsen//NetRatings.

Spain (-3.31 percent); the U.S. (-1.50 percent); and Germany (-0.96 percent) accounted for the dip in the number of active home users. The number of users was down 426,498 compared to January data.

Internet populations were maintained with incremental increases in the U.K. (4.81 percent); France (3.48 percent); Italy (2.69 percent); Australia (0.47 percent); Switzerland (0.43 percent); Japan (0.27 percent); and Brazil (0.24 percent).

Nielsen//NetRatings uses a sampling methodology applied worldwide, which allows for data aggregation on regional and global bases.

Worldwide Active Internet Home Users, February 2007
Country	January 2007	February 2007	Growth (%)	Difference
Australia	10,752,677	10,803,199	0.47	50,522
Brazil	14,034,406	14,068,257	0.24	33,851
France	20,821,270	21,546,565	3.48	725,294
Germany	33,354,455	33,035,325	-0.96	-319,130
Italy	17,431,588	17,900,166	2.69	468,578
Japan	44,619,292	44,738,950	0.27	119,658
Spain	13,140,050	12,704,828	-3.31	-435,222
Switzerland	3,702,799	3,718,731	0.43	15,932
U.K.	23,389,803	24,514,132	4.81	1,124,329
U.S.	147,015,620	144,805,311	-1.50	-2,210,309
Total	328,261,961	327,835,464	-0.13	-426,498
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, 2007