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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

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