Latest: Internet 2016 vs 2000 Statistics

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Please be advised that the mid-year 2016 Internet World Stats and the world population have both been updated in our database. The bottom line indicates that there are now 3,566,321.015 Internet users in the world, as of June 2016. The total world population is estimated at 7,340,093,980. The penetration rate of the Internet in the world, is equivalent to 48.6%. 

These stats can be seen on the web page that we call the Big Picture because it shows the users, population and Internet penetration in main the seven world regions. Only this table has been updated on the web site More stats tables and graphs will be updated and published very soon.

Below is a table and a short summary about Internet Growth between 2000 and 2016. So without further delay, please enjoy this new issue of the IWS Newsletter.

Internet 2016 vs 2000 Statistics
The following table below shows Internet growth between years 2000 and 2016 (mid-year) for the main seven  World Geographic Regions.
World Regions
Internet
Users 2000
Internet
Users 2016
Growth %
2000-2016
4,514,400
333,521,659
7,288.0 %
114,304,000
1,766,289,264
1,445.3 %
105,096,093
614,974,023
485.2 %
3,284,800
129,498,735
3,842.4 %
108,096,800
320,067,193
196.1 %
18,068,919
374,461,854
1,972.4 %
7,620,480
27,508,287
261.0 %
360,985,492
3,566,321,015
887.9 %
Source: Internet World Stats, data accessed on July 10, 2016.
It is interesting to see that the growth rate has been very different for the various geographic regions. Most impressive is the very high growth rate for Africa and the Middle East.
The main pages of Internet World Stats for all world regions will be updated with Internet user and population for mid-year 2016. In the coming weeks we will comment about the updates and website changes. See you in the next issue with more stats and Internet news.

Best regards,

Enrique de Argaez, editor
Miniwatts de Colombia Ltda.
www.internetworldstats.com