Country or Region

Internet Users,
Latest Data

Population
( 2005 Est. )

Internet
Penetration

Source and Date
of Latest Data

% Users
of World

1

United States

202,888,307

296,208,476

68.5 %

Nielsen//NR June/05

21.6 %

2

China

103,000,000

1,282,198,289

7.9 %

CNNIC June/05

11.0 %

3

Japan

78,050,000

128,137,485

60.9 %

C+I+A Mar./05

8.3 %

4

Germany

47,127,725

82,726,188

57.0 %

Nielsen//NR June/05

5.0 %

5

India

39,200,000

1,094,870,677

3.6 %

C.I.Almanac Mar./05

4.2 %

6

United Kingdom

35,807,929

59,889,407

59.8 %

Nielsen//NR June/05

3.8 %

7

Korea (South)

31,600,000

49,929,293

63.3 %

KRNIC Dec./04

3.4 %

8

Italy

28,610,000

58,608,565

48.8 %

C.I.Almanac Dec./03

3.0 %

9

France

25,614,899

60,619,718

42.3 %

Nielsen//NR June/05

2.7 %

10

Brazil

22,320,000

181,823,645

12.3 %

C+I+A Mar./05

2.4 %

11

Russia

22,300,000

144,003,901

15.5 %

C.I.Almanac Mar./05

2.4 %

12

Canada

20,450,000

32,050,369

63.8 %

C.I.Almanac Dec./03

2.2 %

13

Spain

15,565,138

43,435,136

35.8 %

Nielsen//NR June/05

1.7 %

14

Indonesia

15,300,000

219,307,147

7.0 %

C.I.Almanac Mar./05

1.6 %

15

Mexico

14,901,687

103,872,328

14.3 %

AMICI Aug./04

1.6 %

16

Taiwan

13,800,000

22,794,795

60.5 %

C+I+A Mar./05

1.5 %

17

Australia

13,784,966

20,507,264

67.2 %

Nielsen//NR June/05

1.5 %

18

Netherlands

10,806,328

16,316,019

66.2 %

Nielsen//NR June/04

1.2 %

19

Poland

10,600,000

38,133,891

27.8 %

C-I-A Feb./05

1.1 %

20

Malaysia

9,513,100

26,500,699

37.9 %

C+I+A Mar./05

1.1 %

TOP 20 Countries

761,766,979

3,975,852,010

19.2 %

IWS - June/05

81.2 %

Rest of the World

176,943,950

2,444,250,712

7.2 %

IWS - June/05

18.8 %

Total World - Users

938,710,929

6,420,102,722

14.6 %

IWS - June/05

100.0 %