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India Online Growing Fastest
Techtree News Staff, Aug 17, 2006 1246 hrs ISTAccording to a survey conducted by US-based Internet firm, comScore Networks, India's online population is growing at the fastest rate in the world.
According to a survey conducted by US-based Internet firm, comScore Networks, India's online population is growing at the fastest rate in the world.
The survey reveals that the total online population in the country, measured in terms of people aged over 15 years accessing the Internet, grew by 7.8 percent to reach 18.02 million in June, from 16.71 million three months ago.
The growth in the country's online population outscored the rise of 2.7 percent in the world's overall online audience size, which rose to 713 million in June, from 694 million in March of this year.
China witnessed the second-biggest growth rate during the same period at 5.22 percent, followed by Russia at 5.14 percent. Whereas, the online population of Japan, Korea, Canada, and Brazil rose between 2 to 4 percent.
While the number of Internet visitors rose less than 1 percent in USA, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands, countries like the UK, France, and Australia actually registered a decline as compared to the March 2006 levels.
India was found to be the ninth biggest country in terms of total online population, which is one step above its 10th position three months ago. Meanwhile, the US came first in this particular category, with 153 million Web users.
The survey reportedly excluded people frequenting cyber cafes, or accessing Internet from mobile phones or PDAs. However, the total number of people accessing Internet could be much higher if those aged below 15 years, as also data from public computers, mobiles, and PDAs were to be taken into consideration.
Further, the survey ranked Microsoft sites as top Web property in June - with nearly 500 million visitors, out of the total 713 million Web users in the world. Yahoo! and Google sites were ranked at second and third positions with more than 450 million visitors each in the month of June.
Commenting on the findings of the survey, Bob Ivins, managing director, comScore Europe, said that while established Internet players like Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo! managed to grab top-spots in the global ranking, several upstarts too quickly found their way into the top league.
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The survey reveals that the total online population in the country, measured in terms of people aged over 15 years accessing the Internet, grew by 7.8 percent to reach 18.02 million in June, from 16.71 million three months ago.
The growth in the country's online population outscored the rise of 2.7 percent in the world's overall online audience size, which rose to 713 million in June, from 694 million in March of this year.
China witnessed the second-biggest growth rate during the same period at 5.22 percent, followed by Russia at 5.14 percent. Whereas, the online population of Japan, Korea, Canada, and Brazil rose between 2 to 4 percent.
While the number of Internet visitors rose less than 1 percent in USA, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands, countries like the UK, France, and Australia actually registered a decline as compared to the March 2006 levels.
India was found to be the ninth biggest country in terms of total online population, which is one step above its 10th position three months ago. Meanwhile, the US came first in this particular category, with 153 million Web users.
The survey reportedly excluded people frequenting cyber cafes, or accessing Internet from mobile phones or PDAs. However, the total number of people accessing Internet could be much higher if those aged below 15 years, as also data from public computers, mobiles, and PDAs were to be taken into consideration.
Further, the survey ranked Microsoft sites as top Web property in June - with nearly 500 million visitors, out of the total 713 million Web users in the world. Yahoo! and Google sites were ranked at second and third positions with more than 450 million visitors each in the month of June.
Commenting on the findings of the survey, Bob Ivins, managing director, comScore Europe, said that while established Internet players like Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo! managed to grab top-spots in the global ranking, several upstarts too quickly found their way into the top league.
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