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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
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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
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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