Top 15 Online Populations and Web Properties Worldwide, June 2006
The worldwide online population reached close to 713 million users in June.
Close to 713 million people around the world age 15 and over used the Web in June. The global projection is based on research from comScore‘s June 2006 World Metrix data.
Of the 713 million online users, 21 percent originated from the U.S.; 11 percent from China; and 7 percent from Japan.
| Online Population, Aged 15-Plus, by Top 15 Countries, June 2006 (000) | |
|---|---|
| Country | Unique Visitors (000) |
| Worldwide | 712,976 |
| U.S. | 153,074 |
| China | 78,310 |
| Japan | 53,104 |
| Germany | 31,977 |
| U.K. | 29,832 |
| South Korea | 25,183 |
| France | 23,801 |
| Canada | 19,595 |
| India | 18,020 |
| Italy | 16,857 |
| Brazil | 13,713 |
| Spain | 12,561 |
| Russian Federation | 11,390 |
| Netherlands | 10,864 |
| Australia | 9,432 |
| Note: Visitors exclude traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes and access from mobile phones or PDAs. | |
| Source: ccomScore, 2006 | |
Microsoft topped all other online properties in terms of unique visitors. The software giant neared 500 million global visitors. In terms of page views, Yahoo sites beat out other worldwide properties with 116 page views served. Google served 84 billion page views, and Microsoft sites served 75 billion page views.
| Top Worldwide Online Properties by Visitors Aged 15-Plus, June 2006 (000) | |
|---|---|
| Online Properties | Unique Visitors (000) |
| Worldwide | 712,976 |
| Microsoft sites | 499,540 |
| Yahoo! sites | 480,933 |
| Google sites | 453,963 |
| eBay | 256,653 |
| Time Warner Network | 219,868 |
| Amazon sites | 129,320 |
| Wikipedia sites | 127,982 |
| Ask Network | 111,864 |
| Adobe sites | 95,831 |
| Apple Computer, Inc. | 92,211 |
| Lycos, Inc. | 87,434 |
| CNET Networks | 84,651 |
| Monster Worldwide | 72,828 |
| Real.com Network | 67,391 |
| MYSPACE.COM | 66,401 |
| *Note: Visitors exclude traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes and access from mobile phones or PDAs. | |
| Source: comScore, 2006 | |
Findings are from the research firm’s June 2006 World Metrix data. ComScore maintains a permission-based panel of over 2 million consumers representative of a global cross section that captures browsing and transactional behavior, including online and offline purchasing.
