The world has a population of about 6,775,235,741 people.
Out of these people, 1,966,514,816 use the internet, meaning 28.7% of the world’s population surf the web frequently. According to Internet World Stats, the global growth of internet users increased 444.8% from 2000 – 2010. From these statistics and upon further research from Internet World Stats, we will discover the top 10 countries with the most internet users.
10. Nigeria
Estimated Population of 2010- 152,217,314
Users (Latest Data)– 43,982,200
% Population– 28.9%
Growth from 2000 – 2010– 21,891.1%
% of World Users– 2.2%
9. France
Estimated Population of 2010– 64,768,389
Users (Latest Data)– 44,625,300
% Population– 68.9%
Growth from 2000 – 2010– 425.0%
% of World Users– 2.3%
8. United Kingdom
Estimated Population of 2010– 62,348,447
Users (Latest Data) – 51,442,100
% Population– 82.5%
Growth from 2000 – 2010 – 234.0%
% of World Users– 2.6%
7. Russia
Estimated Population of 2010 – 139,390,205
Users (Latest Data) – 59,700,000
% Population– 42.8%
Growth from 2000 – 2010 – 1,825.8%
% of World Users– 3.0%
6. Germany
Estimated Population of 2010 – 82,282,988
Users (Latest Data) – 65,123,800
% Population– 79.1%
Growth from 2000 – 2010 – 171.3#
% of World Users– 3.3%
5. Brazil
Estimated Population of 2010 – 201,103,330
Users (Latest Data) – 75,943,600
% Population– 37.8%
Growth from 2000 – 2010 – 1,418.9%
% of World Users– 3.9%
4. India
Estimated Population of 2010 – 1,173,108,018
Users (Latest Data) – 81,000,000
% Population– 6.9%
Growth from 2000 – 2010 – 1,520.0%
% of World Users– 4.1%
3. Japan
Estimated Population of 2010 – 126,804,433
Users (Latest Data) – 99,143,700
% Population– 78.2%
Growth from 2000 – 2010 – 110.6%
% of World Users– 5.0%
2. United States
Estimated Population of 2010 – 310,232,863
Users (Latest Data) – 239,893,600
% Population– 77.3%
Growth from 2000 – 2010 – 151.6%
% of World Users– 12.2%
1. China
Estimated Population of 2010 - 1,330,141,295
Users (Latest Data) - 420,000,000
% Population- 31.6%
Growth from 2000 – 2010 - 1,766.7%
% of World Users- 21.4%
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