Growth in Number of Users
| 2006 | 2011a | |
|---|---|---|
| World population | 6.5 billion | 7 billion |
| Not using the Internetb | 82% | 65% |
| Using the Internetb | 18% | 35% |
| Users in the developing worldb | 8% | 22% |
| Users in the developed worldb | 10% | 13% |
| Users in Chinab | 2% | 8% |
| 2006b | 2011a,b | |
| Africa | 3% | 13% |
| Americas | 39% | 56% |
| Arab States | 11% | 29% |
| Asia and Pacific | 11% | 27% |
| Commonwealth of Independent States |
13% |
48% |
| Europe | 50% | 74% |
Access to the Internet grew from an estimated 10 million people in 1993, to almost 40 million in 1995, to 670 million in 2002, and to 2.45 billion in 2011. With market saturation, growth in the number of Internet users is slowing in industrialized countries, but continues in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
There were roughly 0.6 billion fixed broadband subscribers and almost 1.2 billion mobile broadband subscribers in 2011. In developed countries people frequently use both fixed and mobile broadband networks. In developing countries mobile broadband is often the only access method available.
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