| Indicators by Countries (Source: United Nations) |
| Internet users (ITU estimates) (Thousands) |
 |
|
| country |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
United States |
45,000 |
60,000 |
84,587 |
102,000 |
124,000 |
142,823 |
159,000 |
161,632 |
.. |
.. |
China |
160 |
400 |
2,100 |
8,900 |
22,500 |
33,700 |
59,100 |
79,500 |
.. |
.. |
Japan |
5,500 |
11,550 |
16,940 |
27,060 |
38,000 |
48,900 |
57,200 |
61,600 |
.. |
.. |
Germany |
2,500 |
5,500 |
8,100 |
17,100 |
24,800 |
31,000 |
36,000 |
39,000 |
.. |
.. |
Korea; Republic of |
731 |
1,634 |
3,103 |
10,860 |
19,040 |
24,380 |
26,270 |
29,220 |
.. |
.. |
France |
1,504 |
2,485 |
3,704 |
5,370 |
8,460 |
15,653 |
18,716 |
21,900 |
.. |
.. |
Italy |
585 |
1,300 |
2,600 |
8,200 |
13,200 |
15,600 |
19,900 |
18,500 |
.. |
.. |
India |
450 |
700 |
1,400 |
2,800 |
5,500 |
7,000 |
16,580 |
18,481 |
.. |
.. |
Mexico |
187 |
596 |
1,222 |
1,822 |
5,058 |
7,410 |
10,033 |
12,250 |
.. |
.. |
Australia |
600 |
1,600 |
4,200 |
5,600 |
6,600 |
7,700 |
10,500 |
11,300 |
.. |
.. |
Spain |
526 |
1,110 |
1,733 |
2,830 |
5,486 |
7,388 |
7,856 |
9,789 |
.. |
.. |
Poland |
500 |
800 |
1,581 |
2,100 |
2,800 |
3,800 |
8,880 |
8,970 |
.. |
.. |
Malaysia |
180 |
500 |
1,500 |
2,800 |
4,977 |
6,347 |
7,841 |
8,661 |
.. |
.. |
Netherlands |
1,500 |
2,200 |
3,500 |
6,200 |
7,000 |
7,900 |
8,200 |
8,500 |
.. |
.. |
Indonesia |
110 |
384 |
510 |
900 |
1,900 |
4,200 |
4,500 |
8,080 |
.. |
.. |
Thailand |
135 |
375 |
500 |
1,300 |
2,300 |
3,536 |
4,800 |
6,972 |
.. |
.. |
Turkey |
120 |
300 |
450 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
3,500 |
4,300 |
6,000 |
.. |
.. |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
10 |
30 |
65 |
250 |
625 |
1,005 |
3,168 |
4,800 |
.. |
.. |
Chile |
100 |
157 |
250 |
625 |
2,537 |
3,102 |
3,575 |
4,000 |
.. |
.. |
Romania |
50 |
100 |
500 |
600 |
800 |
1,000 |
2,200 |
4,000 |
.. |
.. |
Belgium |
300 |
500 |
800 |
1,400 |
3,000 |
3,200 |
3,400 |
4,000 |
.. |
.. |
Austria |
550 |
760 |
1,230 |
1,840 |
2,700 |
3,150 |
3,340 |
3,730 |
.. |
.. |
Viet Nam |
|
3 |
10 |
100 |
200 |
1,010 |
1,500 |
3,500 |
.. |
.. |
China; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
300 |
675 |
947 |
1,400 |
1,855 |
2,601 |
2,919 |
3,213 |
.. |
.. |
Czech Republic |
200 |
300 |
400 |
700 |
1,000 |
1,500 |
2,600 |
3,100 |
.. |
.. |
Egypt |
40 |
60 |
100 |
200 |
450 |
600 |
1,900 |
3,000 |
.. |
.. |
Denmark |
300 |
600 |
1,200 |
1,626 |
2,090 |
2,300 |
2,756 |
2,920 |
.. |
.. |
Switzerland |
322 |
548 |
939 |
1,473 |
2,096 |
2,224 |
2,556 |
2,916 |
.. |
.. |
Peru |
60 |
100 |
300 |
500 |
800 |
2,000 |
2,400 |
2,850 |
.. |
.. |
Finland |
860 |
1,000 |
1,311 |
1,667 |
1,927 |
2,235 |
2,654 |
2,786 |
.. |
.. |
Hungary |
100 |
200 |
400 |
600 |
715 |
1,480 |
1,600 |
2,400 |
.. |
.. |
Colombia |
123 |
208 |
433 |
664 |
878 |
1,154 |
2,000 |
2,300 |
.. |
.. |
Singapore |
300 |
500 |
750 |
950 |
1,300 |
1,700 |
2,100 |
2,135 |
.. |
.. |
New Zealand |
300 |
550 |
750 |
1,113 |
1,515 |
1,762 |
1,908 |
2,110 |
.. |
.. |
Greece |
150 |
200 |
350 |
750 |
1,000 |
915 |
1,485 |
1,718 |
.. |
.. |
Norway |
800 |
1,300 |
1,600 |
1,800 |
1,950 |
1,319 |
1,399 |
1,583 |
.. |
.. |
Venezuela |
56 |
90 |
322 |
680 |
820 |
1,153 |
1,274 |
1,550 |
.. |
.. |
Bulgaria |
60 |
100 |
150 |
235 |
430 |
605 |
630 |
1,545 |
.. |
.. |
Saudi Arabia |
5 |
10 |
20 |
100 |
460 |
1,016 |
1,419 |
1,500 |
.. |
.. |
Belarus |
3 |
5 |
8 |
50 |
187 |
430 |
808 |
1,392 |
.. |
.. |
Slovakia |
50 |
100 |
145 |
292 |
507 |
674 |
863 |
1,376 |
.. |
.. |
Ireland |
80 |
150 |
300 |
410 |
679 |
895 |
1,102 |
1,260 |
.. |
.. |
Costa Rica |
30 |
60 |
100 |
150 |
228 |
384 |
800 |
1,200 |
.. |
.. |
United Arab Emirates |
10 |
90 |
200 |
458 |
765 |
897 |
1,017 |
1,110 |
.. |
.. |
Croatia |
40 |
80 |
150 |
200 |
299 |
518 |
789 |
1,014 |
.. |
.. |
Morocco |
2 |
6 |
40 |
50 |
200 |
400 |
700 |
1,000 |
.. |
.. |
Latvia |
20 |
50 |
80 |
105 |
150 |
170 |
310 |
936 |
.. |
.. |
Serbia and Montenegro |
20 |
50 |
65 |
80 |
400 |
600 |
640 |
847 |
.. |
.. |
Dominican Republic |
6 |
12 |
20 |
96 |
327 |
397 |
500 |
800 |
.. |
.. |
Slovenia |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
300 |
600 |
750 |
800 |
.. |
.. |
Nigeria |
10 |
20 |
30 |
50 |
80 |
115 |
420 |
750 |
.. |
.. |
Lithuania |
10 |
35 |
70 |
103 |
225 |
250 |
500 |
696 |
.. |
.. |
Tunisia |
3 |
4 |
10 |
150 |
260 |
410 |
506 |
630 |
.. |
.. |
Estonia |
50 |
80 |
150 |
200 |
392 |
430 |
444 |
600 |
.. |
.. |
Ecuador |
10 |
13 |
15 |
100 |
180 |
333 |
538 |
582 |
.. |
.. |
Kuwait |
15 |
40 |
60 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
567 |
.. |
.. |
El Salvador |
5 |
15 |
25 |
50 |
70 |
150 |
300 |
550 |
.. |
.. |
Lebanon |
5 |
45 |
100 |
200 |
300 |
260 |
400 |
500 |
.. |
.. |
Uzbekistan |
1 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
120 |
150 |
275 |
492 |
.. |
.. |
Jordan |
2 |
27 |
61 |
120 |
127 |
234 |
307 |
444 |
.. |
.. |
Sudan |
|
1 |
2 |
5 |
30 |
56 |
84 |
300 |
.. |
.. |
Republic of Moldova |
|
1 |
11 |
25 |
53 |
60 |
150 |
288 |
.. |
.. |
Honduras |
3 |
10 |
18 |
35 |
55 |
90 |
169 |
272 |
.. |
.. |
Cyprus |
5 |
33 |
68 |
88 |
120 |
150 |
210 |
250 |
.. |
.. |
United Republic of Tanzania |
1 |
3 |
3 |
25 |
40 |
60 |
80 |
250 |
.. |
.. |
Sri Lanka |
10 |
30 |
55 |
65 |
122 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
.. |
.. |
Bangladesh |
.. |
1 |
5 |
50 |
100 |
186 |
204 |
243 |
.. |
.. |
Ivory Coast |
1 |
3 |
10 |
20 |
40 |
70 |
90 |
240 |
.. |
.. |
Senegal |
1 |
3 |
8 |
30 |
40 |
100 |
105 |
225 |
.. |
.. |
Togo |
1 |
10 |
15 |
30 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
210 |
.. |
.. |
Kyrgyzstan |
.. |
.. |
4 |
10 |
52 |
151 |
152 |
200 |
.. |
.. |
Iceland |
40 |
75 |
100 |
150 |
168 |
172 |
187 |
195 |
.. |
.. |
Panama |
6 |
15 |
30 |
45 |
90 |
169 |
186 |
192 |
.. |
.. |
Reunion |
.. |
.. |
9 |
10 |
100 |
120 |
150 |
180 |
.. |
.. |
Luxembourg |
23 |
30 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
160 |
165 |
170 |
.. |
.. |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
.. |
.. |
.. |
7 |
10 |
20 |
125 |
160 |
.. |
.. |
Haiti |
1 |
.. |
2 |
6 |
20 |
30 |
80 |
150 |
.. |
.. |
Bahrain |
5 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
100 |
123 |
150 |
.. |
.. |
Mauritius |
2 |
6 |
30 |
55 |
87 |
106 |
125 |
150 |
.. |
.. |
Occupied Palestinian Territory |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
35 |
60 |
105 |
145 |
.. |
.. |
Mongolia |
|
3 |
3 |
12 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
143 |
.. |
.. |
Qatar |
5 |
17 |
20 |
24 |
30 |
40 |
70 |
141 |
.. |
.. |
Armenia |
3 |
4 |
4 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
140 |
.. |
.. |
Uganda |
1 |
2 |
15 |
25 |
40 |
60 |
100 |
125 |
.. |
.. |
Paraguay |
1 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
40 |
60 |
100 |
120 |
.. |
.. |
China; Macao Special Administrative Region |
3 |
10 |
30 |
40 |
60 |
101 |
115 |
120 |
.. |
.. |
Georgia |
2 |
3 |
5 |
20 |
23 |
47 |
74 |
117 |
.. |
.. |
Barbados |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
30 |
100 |
.. |
.. |
Cuba |
4 |
8 |
25 |
35 |
60 |
120 |
160 |
98 |
.. |
.. |
Bahamas |
5 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
17 |
60 |
84 |
.. |
.. |
Martinique |
.. |
.. |
2 |
5 |
30 |
40 |
60 |
80 |
.. |
.. |
Ethiopia |
1 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
25 |
50 |
75 |
.. |
.. |
Madagascar |
1 |
2 |
9 |
25 |
30 |
35 |
55 |
71 |
.. |
.. |
Benin |
|
2 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
50 |
70 |
.. |
.. |
Zambia |
1 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
52 |
68 |
.. |
.. |
Namibia |
|
1 |
5 |
6 |
30 |
45 |
50 |
65 |
.. |
.. |
New Caledonia |
1 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
.. |
.. |
Fiji |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
50 |
55 |
.. |
.. |
Burkina Faso |
|
2 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
19 |
25 |
48 |
.. |
.. |
Guinea |
|
|
1 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
35 |
40 |
.. |
.. |
Malawi |
.. |
1 |
2 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
27 |
36 |
.. |
.. |
Cambodia |
.. |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
30 |
35 |
.. |
.. |
French Polynesia |
|
|
3 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
20 |
35 |
.. |
.. |
Gabon |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
17 |
25 |
35 |
.. |
.. |
Albania |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
30 |
.. |
.. |
Lesotho |
|
|
|
1 |
4 |
5 |
21 |
30 |
.. |
.. |
Eritrea |
|
|
|
1 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
30 |
.. |
.. |
Myanmar |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1 |
7 |
10 |
25 |
28 |
.. |
.. |
Swaziland |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
20 |
27 |
.. |
.. |
Suriname |
1 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
20 |
23 |
.. |
.. |
Afghanistan |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1 |
20 |
.. |
.. |
Cape Verde |
.. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
.. |
.. |
Lao People`s Democratic Republic |
.. |
.. |
1 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
.. |
.. |
Guinea-Bissau |
.. |
|
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
19 |
.. |
.. |
Grenada |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
15 |
19 |
.. |
.. |
Monaco |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
14 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
.. |
.. |
Congo |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
15 |
.. |
.. |
Sao Tome and Principe |
.. |
.. |
|
1 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
15 |
.. |
.. |
Bhutan |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
.. |
.. |
San Marino |
|
|
|
11 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
.. |
.. |
Burundi |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
14 |
.. |
.. |
Mauritania |
.. |
|
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
.. |
.. |
Andorra |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
.. |
.. |
10 |
.. |
.. |
Micronesia; Federated States of |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
.. |
.. |
Vanuatu |
|
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
.. |
.. |
Djibouti |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
.. |
.. |
Central African Republic |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
.. |
.. |
Comoros |
.. |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
.. |
.. |
Tajikistan |
.. |
.. |
.. |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
.. |
.. |
Solomon Islands |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
.. |
.. |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
.. |
|
.. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
.. |
.. |
Tuvalu |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
.. |
.. |
Marshall Islands |
|
.. |
.. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.. |
.. |
Saint Helena |
.. |
.. |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
.. |
.. |