Active Home Internet Users by Country, June 2008

Enid Burns | August 5, 2008 | 0 comments

Germany maintained 36.8 million active Internet home users in June, which was the same as in May, according to data from Nielsen Online.

Of the remaining 10 countries tracked, Australia (-2.16%); Brazil (-1.00%); France (-1.03%); Italy (-4.37%); Japan (-1.31%); and the U.S. (-0.59%) all showed a decline in the number of active home Internet users compared to the prior month.

Active Internet home users increased in Spain (1.46%); Switzerland (1.91%); and the U.K. (0.32%).

Nielsen Online uses a sampling methodology applied worldwide, which allows for data aggregation on a regional and global basis. Active Internet users are derived from the number of users who have logged on in the previous 30 days.

Worldwide Active Internet Home Users, June 2008
Country	May 2008	June 2008	Growth (%)	Difference
Australia	11,724,876	11,471,144	-2.16	-253,731
Brazil	23,141,097	22,910,305	-1.00	-230,792
France	26,566,040	26,293,421	-1.03	-272,619
Germany	36,773,740	36,773,740	0.00	0
Italy	19,608,271	18,752,091	-4.37	-856,180
Japan	49,413,632	48,764,905	-1.31	-648,727
Spain	15,015,872	15,234,838	1.46	218,966
Switzerland	3,786,632	3,858,815	1.91	72,183
U.K.	27,403,095	27,491,130	0.32	88,035
U.S.	153,711,736	152,798,460	-0.59	-913,276
Source: Nielsen Online, 2008