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The Internet:. Nationality of Internet Users, 2002. America has the greatest number of active users by far. It has more than four times the number of active users as runner-up Japan. Active Users. Internet Users in Europe. Internet Users in South America. Internet Users in the Caribbean.
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America has the greatest number of active users by far. It has more than four times the number of active users as runner-up Japan. Active Users
The U.S. has nearly ten times as many internet service providers as its closest competitor, Canada. The U.S. is off this chart with 7,000 internet service providers. Internet Service Providers Worldwide
However, more internet service providers does not correspond with greater internet usage. Nearly 60% of Norway’s people were online even though it only has three internet service providers. Internet Service Providers: Europe
Likewise, Chile is more online than any country in South America, yet it too has relatively few internet providers. Internet Service Providers: South America
Access to a good internet connection also affects internet use and its usefulness. Broadband Internet: per Capita
Many more households than individuals have access to broadband. Broadband Internet: Household
The U.S. dominates this feature of the internet as the larger graph shows. The inset graph more clearly shows how its competitors compare. Countries with the Most Secure Servers
The U.S. clearly dominates the number of internet hosts as well. Countries with the Most Internet Hosts
Sources: • Slides 2, 3, 7: “Global Online Populations”, CIA's World Factbook 2002. • Slides 4, 8: “European Internet Usage”, CIA’s World Factbook 2002. • Slides 5, 9: “South America Internet Usage”, CIA’s World Factbook 2002. • Slide 6, 10: “Caribbean Internet Usage”, CIA's World Factbook 2002. • Slides 11-12: “Top 15 economies by 2002 broadband penetration”, International Telecommunications Union. • Slide 13: “Data for the A.T. Kearney / Foreign Policy Magazine Globalization Index ™”, International Telecommunications Union Yearbook of Statistics (2001) • Slide 14: “Data for the A.T. Kearney / Foreign Policy Magazine Globalization Index ™”, Secure Server Survey, Netcraft.com