Internet & Wireless

12 Nov 2002 00:00 IST

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Top 10 Internet Population
Nation	Population	Internet Users
United States	278	149
China	1300	34
United Kingdom	59.6	33
Germany	83	26
Japan	126.8	22
South Korea	47.9	17
Canada	31.6	14
France	60	11
Italy	57.7	11
Russia	145	8
Figures in million
Bottom 10 Internet Population
Nation	Population (In million)	Internet Users (Actual numbers)
Djibouti	0.4	<1000
Libya	5.2	7,500
Sudan	36	10,000
Yemen	18	12,600
Syria	16.7	20,000
Vietnam	80	22,000
Jordan	5.2	25,000 to 30,000
Cuba	11.2	40,000
Bahrain	0.6	<40,000
Qatar	0.8	47,000

While all
age groups were avid e-mail users, generation gaps were evident among some
of the other popular online activities. Among the biggest disparities:

Instant
messaging: 59
percent of those aged 19 to 34, compared to 49 percent of those aged 35 to
54, and 45 percent of those 55 and over.

Health
sites: 54 percent
of those aged 55 and over; 50 percent of those aged 35 to 54; 39 percent
of those 19 to 34.

Chat:
47 percent of those aged 19 to 34; 37 percent of those aged 35 to 54; 31
percent of those 55 and over.

Movie sites:
37 percent of those aged 19 to 34; 26 percent of those aged 35 to 54; 18
percent of those 55 and over.

Levels of Satisfaction and Trust (Online Behaviour)
Trust That Personal
	Extremely Satisfied (%)		Info will be Safe (%)
	Q4 2001	Q3 2002	Q4 2001	Q3 2002
Personal Communication	36.5	39.9	24.1	22.9
Personal Research	26.6	32	23.7	23.2
Purchasing Products	24	25	21.9	21.2
Financial Transactions	25.5	32	27.5	31.5
Playing Games	28.1	29	29.7	29.9
Work-related Activities	25.8	29	25.7	25.3
Source: Consumer Internet Barometer

Wireless
Internet Usage and Projections