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Internet users
Internet users
2006
2011a
World population
6.5 billion
7 billion
Not using the Internet b
82%
65%
Using the Internet b
18%
35%
Users in the developing world b
8%
22%
Users in the developed world b
10%
13%
Users in China b
2%
8%
a Estimate. b Share of world population. Source: International Telecommunications Union .[ 1]
Source: International Telecommunications Union .[ 3]
Broadband usage
Broadband subscriptions
2007 a
2011 a,b
World population
6.6 billion
7.0 billion
Fixed subscriptions
5.3%
8.5%
Developing world
2.3%
4.8%
Developed world
18.3%
25.7%
Mobile subscriptions
4.0%
17.0%
Developing world
0.8%
8.5%
Developed world
18.5%
56.5%
a Share of regional population. b Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union .[ 5]
Broadband subscriptions by region
Fixed subscriptions:
2007 a
2011 a,b
Africa
0.1%
0.2%
Americas
11.0%
15.5%
Arab States
0.9%
2.2%
Asia and Pacific
3.3%
6.2%
Commonwealth of Independent States
2.3%
9.6%
Europe
18.4%
25.8%
Mobile subscriptions:
2007 a
2011 a,b
Africa
0.2%
3.8%
Americas
6.4%
30.5%
Arab States
0.8%
13.3%
Asia and Pacific
3.1%
10.7%
Commonwealth of Independent States
0.2%
14.9%
Europe
14.7%
54.1%
a Share of regional population. b Estimate. Source: International Telecommunications Union .[ 5]
Internet hosts
Source: Internet Systems Consortium .[ 6]
Languages
Censorship
Internet censorship by country Pervasive censorship
Substantial censorship
Selective censorship
Under surveillance
Little or no censorship
Not classified / No data
Source: OpenNet Initiative ,[ 9] [ 10] Reporters Without Borders .[ 11]
Internet users in Europe
See also
References
^ "The World in 2011: ITC Facts and Figures" , International Telecommunications Unions (ITU), Geneva, 2011
^ "Internet Users" , Key ICT indicators for the ITU/BDT regions, International Telecommunications Unions (ITU), Geneva, 16 November 2011
^ "Internet users per 100 inhabitants 2001-2011" , International Telecommunications Union, Geneva, accessed 4 April 2012
^ a b "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2010" , International Telecommunications Union, accessed 16 April 2012 Cite error: The named reference "ITU-NIU" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page ).
^ a b "Key Global Telecom Indicators for the World Telecommunication Service Sector" , International Telecommunications Unions (ITU), Geneva, 2011
^ "Internet host count history" , Internet Systems Consortium , accessed September 2011
^ "Number of Internet Users by Language" , Internet World Stats , Miniwatts Marketing Group, 31 May 2011, accessed 22 April 2012
^ "Usage of content languages for websites" . W3Techs.com . Retrieved 30 December 2011 .
^ OpenNet Initiative "Summarized global Internet filtering data spreadsheet" , 8 November 2011 and "Country Profiles" , the OpenNet Initiative is a collaborative partnership of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto; the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University; and the SecDev Group, Ottawa
^ Due to legal concerns the OpenNet Initiative does not check for filtering of child pornography and because their classifications focus on technical filtering, they do not include other types of censorship.
^ Internet Enemies , Reporters Without Borders (Paris), 12 March 2012
^ Source: InternetWorldStats for countries of Europe , Asia updated for March 31, 2011
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