WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS
World Regions

Population
( 2009 Est.)

Internet Users
Dec. 31, 2000

Internet Users
Latest Data

Penetration
(% Population)

Growth
2000-2009

Users %
of Table
Africa 991,002,342 4,514,400 86,217,900 8.7 % 1,809.8 % 4.8 %
Asia 3,808,070,503 114,304,000 764,435,900 20.1 % 568.8 % 42.4 %
Europe 803,850,858 105,096,093 425,773,571 53.0 % 305.1 % 23.6 %
Middle East 202,687,005 3,284,800 58,309,546 28.8 % 1,675.1 % 3.2 %
North America 340,831,831 108,096,800 259,561,000 76.2 % 140.1 % 14.4 %
Latin America/Caribbean 586,662,468 18,068,919 186,922,050 31.9 % 934.5 % 10.4 %
Oceania / Australia 34,700,201 7,620,480 21,110,490 60.8 % 177.0 % 1.2 %
WORLD TOTAL 6,767,805,208 360,985,492 1,802,330,457 26.6 % 399.3 % 100.0 %