Active home Internet usage experienced its largest growth in Spain as the year closed out, according to data from Nielsen//NetRatings.
| Active Internet Universe, December 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | November 2006 | December 2006 | Growth (%) | Diff. |
| Australia | 10,648,118 | 10,698,764 | 0.48 | 50,647 |
| Brazil | 14,448,077 | 14,419,335 | -0.20 | -28,741 |
| France | 20,876,899 | 21,183,022 | 1.47 | 306,123 |
| Germany | 33,282,100 | 33,396,576 | 0.34 | 114,476 |
| Italy | 17,242,991 | 17,560,383 | 1.84 | 317,392 |
| Japan | 43,879,983 | 44,627,021 | 1.70 | 747,038 |
| Switzerland | 3,796,392 | 3,753,112 | -1.14 | -43,281 |
| Spain | 13,227,952 | 13,625,800 | 3.01 | 397,848 |
| U.K. | 24,015,923 | 24,369,320 | 1.47 | 353,397 |
| U.S. | 150,190,256 | 150,419,613 | 0.15 | 229,358 |
| Total | 331,608,691 | 334,052,947 | 0.74 | 2,444,256 |
| Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, 2007 | ||||
Spain saw the largest percentage of growth in December (3.01 percent), with 397,848 new users. In Japan, there were 747,038 new users, accounting for a 1.7 percent increase. Increases were also seen in Italy (1.84 percent); the U.K. (1.47); and France (1.47 percent).
A drop in active Internet users was visible in Switzerland (-1.14 percent) and Brazil (-0.20 percent), despite Brazil's lead in November.
Nielsen//NetRatings uses a sampling methodology applied worldwide, which allows for data aggregation on regional and global bases.
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