Active Home Web Use by Country, November 2005
Brazil, Spain, and France continue to increase the number of home Internet users.
The number of active at-home Internet users increased 0.93 percent from October 2005 to November 2005. The audience increased in all but four of the 11 countries tracked by Nielsen//NetRatings.
Brazil experienced the largest growth, with 800,273 new active users for the period. That’s an increase of 6.82 percent. Home Internet users in Spain jumped 5.46 percent to 572,349, and France went up 4.27 percent, or 689,693 users.
The Internet population lost traction in Italy with a 2.42 percent drop, a cut of 419,130 users. The number of home users in Japan fell by 1.29 percent, or 512,159 users.
The Nielsen ratings tracked an average increase of 0.51 percent for November 2004 to February 2005.
| Active Home Internet Users by Country, November 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | October 2005 |
November 2005 |
Change (%) | One-Month Change |
| Australia | 9,935,596 | 9,887,757 | -0.48 | -47,838 |
| Brazil | 11,729,619 | 12,529,892 | 6.82 | 800,273 |
| France | 16,165,914 | 16,855,607 | 4.27 | 689,693 |
| Germany | 30,839,556 | 31,840,403 | 3.25 | 1,000,846 |
| Italy | 17,342,870 | 16,923,740 | -2.42 | -419,130 |
| Japan | 39,634,969 | 39,122,810 | -1.29 | -512,159 |
| Spain | 10,482,927 | 11,055,277 | 5.46 | 572,349 |
| Sweden | 4,852,251 | 4,810,817 | -0.85 | -41,434 |
| Switzerland | 3,510,823 | 3,602,570 | 2.61 | 91,747 |
| United Kingdom |
23,369,623 | 23,586,055 | 0.93 | 216,432 |
| United States |
142,174,091 | 142,704,415 | 0.37 | 530,325 |
| Total | 310,038,240 | 312,919,343 | 0.93 | 2,881,103 |
| Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, 2005 | ||||
