MEDIA POST — Mar 13 — According to comScore Internet audiences in India, Russian and China increased the most in 2006, growing 33%, 21% and 20%, respectively. Internet users outside the U.S. account for 80% of the world’s online population. In Canada the average user spends 39.6 hours online per month.
Top 15 Countries by Internet Penetration (Unique Visitors Age 15+*)
Worldwide – 747 million, up 10%
United States – 153 million, up 2%
China – 87 million, up 20%
Japan – 54 million, up 4%
Germany – 32 million, up 3%
United Kingdom – 30 million, up 1%
South Korea – 26 million, up 8%
France – 25 million, up 4%
India – 21 million, up 33%
Canada – 20 million, up 11%
Italy – 18 million, up 13%
Brazil – 15 million, up 16%
Spain – 13 million, up 4%
Russian Federation – 13 million, up 21%
Netherlands – 11 million, up 3%
Mexico – 10 million, up 18%
Source: comScore World Metrix
* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.