Active Home Internet Users by Country, October 2006
The number of active home Internet users by country for the month of October 2006.
The greatest gains from active home users in October came from Germany, the U.K., and the U.S., which are among the 10 countries tracked by Nielsen//NetRatings.
The number of active home users increased in Germany, the U.K., the U.S., Japan, France, and Switzerland. Decreases were seen in Brazil, Australia, Spain, and Italy.
Nielsen//NetRatings uses a sampling methodology applied worldwide, which allows for data aggregation on a regional and global basis.
| Worldwide Active Internet Universe, October 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Sep-06 | Oct-06 | Growth (%) | Difference |
| Australia | 10,586,123 | 10,438,386 | -1.40 | -147,737 |
| Brazil | 13,639,042 | 13,312,588 | -2.39 | -326,454 |
| Switzerland | 3,757,992 | 3,783,945 | 0.69 | 25,953 |
| Germany | 32,981,612 | 33,627,808 | 1.96 | 646,196 |
| Spain | 12,812,106 | 12,714,303 | -0.76 | -97,804 |
| France | 19,291,466 | 19,443,777 | 0.79 | 152,310 |
| Italy | 17,015,825 | 16,959,123 | -0.33 | -56,703 |
| Japan | 43,799,569 | 44,182,811 | 0.87 | 383,242 |
| U.K. | 24,132,491 | 24,476,339 | 1.42 | 343,849 |
| U.S. | 144,869,198 | 146,544,990 | 1.16 | 1,675,791 |
| Total | 322,885,426 | 325,484,069 | 0.80 | 2,598,644 |
| Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, 2006 | ||||
