Active Home Internet Users by Country, May 2007
The number of active home Internet users in 10 countries worldwide.
The number of active Internet home users increased 0.06 percent in May for the 10 countries tracked by Nielsen//NetRatings.
Brazil (13.01 percent); France (7.67 percent); and Spain (7.26 percent) supported the highest percentage increase in active users over April users. Australia registered a drop in active users (1.95 percent) between April and May.
Nielsen//NetRatings 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, May 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | April 2007 | May 2007 | Growth (%) | Difference |
| Australia | 10,981,529 | 10,767,125 | -1.95 | -214,404 |
| Brazil | 15,867,826 | 17,932,872 | 13.01 | 2,065,046 |
| Switzerland | 3,681,476 | 3,757,853 | 2.07 | 76,377 |
| Germany | 32,566,632 | 32,843,838 | 0.85 | 277,206 |
| Spain | 13,730,296 | 14,727,273 | 7.26 | 996,977 |
| France | 21,390,880 | 23,030,722 | 7.67 | 1,639,842 |
| Italy | 16,830,493 | 17,484,177 | 3.88 | 653,684 |
| Japan | 44,714,273 | 45,768,678 | 2.36 | 1,054,405 |
| United Kingdom | 24,832,552 | 25,503,325 | 2.70 | 670,773 |
| United States | 146,343,718 | 146,434,398 | 0.06 | 90,679 |
| Totals | 330,939,675 | 338,250,261 | 2.21 | 7,310,586 |
| Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, 2007 | ||||
