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Web & Wireless: Critical data at fingertips

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DQI Bureau
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Internet

Activities Over the Past Six Months



Among Users Over 16 Years of Age (%)
Country Sent/ 



Received 


e-mail
 Participated 



in Chat


 Room
 Used



 Instant


Messaging
 Looked

at



Audio-Visual


Content
 Used

Radio



via the


Internet
Australia 90 23 30 40 20
UK 90 16 35 41 21
Netherlands 90 21 29 30 17
Denmark 89 20 13 27 23
Switzerland 89 21 24 22 13
Sweden 88 19 32 29 25
Hong

Kong		 84 28 26 34 38
Germany 83 25 18 24 18
Spain 82 38 43 32 23
France 80 27 26 27 20
Italy 79 20 16 25 19
Brazil 75 41 42 35 40
Source:

Nielsen//NetRatings
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Web Properties: Gender of Visitors (%)
Property Gender Global Americas Asia-Pacific Europe Emerging

Markets*
Yahoo Male 54 49 57 64 64
Female 46 51 43 36 36
MSN Male 54 48 58 62 62
Female 46 52 42 38 38
AOL

Time Warner		 Male 52 49 57 63 66
Female 48 51 43 37 34
Microsoft Male 60 53 61 69 68
Female 40 47 39 31 32
Lycos

Network		 Male 59 53 57 66 71
Female 41 47 43 34 29
Google Male 59 52 62 67 70
Female 41 48 38 33 30
Amazon Male 51 44 61 63 62
Female 49 56 39 37 38
About-Primedia Male 54 48 61 72 67
Female 46 52 39 28 33
eBay Male 58 53 63 70 NA
Female 42 47 37 30 NA
CNET

Networks		 Male 68 61 72 81 76
Female 32 39 28 19 24

*Israel, South Africa & India

Source: Nielsen//NetRatings

International Internet Access Across Households



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International Internet Access Across Households



(in Percentage)
Country Connection



in Households		 Connection



Rate*
Australia 51 77
Finland 42 81
Germany 35 72
Hong

Kong		 56 90
India 7 66
Mexico 14 56
Netherlands 52 82
Singapore 60 89
South

Africa		 17 59
South

Korea		 58 83
Switzerland 43 78
United

Kingdom		 38 78
Among households

with fixed-line telephones
*Connecting at

the first try
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings

World Top Ten: Digital Subscriber Lines

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World

Top Ten: Digital Subscriber Lines
Country

Ranking

DSL

linesper 100individuals
2001

2002 		Jan-01 Jan-02
South

Korea		 1 1 4.03 10.95
Hong

Kong		 2 2 3.42 5.56
Taiwan 7 3 0.7 4.83
Canada 3 4 1.43 3.73
Denmark 6 5 0.94 2.85
Belgium 9 6 0.42 2.76
Germany 12 7 0.23 2.23
Sweden 8 8 0.45 2.18
Finland 13 9 0.16 1.66
US 5 10 0.89 1.59
Source:

Point Topic

PCs in Use by Region



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PCs in

Use by Region

  2000 2001 Worldwide

(millions) 530 603
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Home

PC share (%) 43.5 45.1 United

States (millions) 162 175 Home

PC share (%) 49 50.4
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Western

Europe(millions) 139 158 Home

PC share (%) 48.5 49.9 Asia-Pacific(millions) 139 166 Home

PC share (%) 35.8 38.3 Source:

Computer Industry Almanac
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