Have you ever pondered how many people are actually online at any given time, or perhaps wondered how many Internet users there are in total around the globe?
Well below I’m going to provide you with some interesting facts and stats on this subject that will blow your mind!
For instance, did you know it’s now estimated that more than 40% of the worlds entire population has an Internet connection, that’s an astounding 2,901,524,825!
Or if you prefer it in words… two billion, nine hundred and one million, five hundred twenty-four thousand, eight hundred twenty-five, and that number is set to break the three billion barrier by the end of 2014.
The top three countries with the most users can account for an astronomical 39.88% of the world’s total Internet user base, with the rest of the world making up the other 60.12%.
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So Who are the Big Three I hear you ask?
Well unsurprisingly China takes the number one spot as it is the worlds most highly populated country with around 1,393,783,836 residents, that’s almost one point four billion people which is 19.24% of the worlds entire population!
Now although they have the most internet users worldwide at an impressive 641,601,070 (over six hundred forty-one million) that’s just a meagre 46.03% of China’s total population.
So in essence less than half of all the people who live in China are actually connected and yet they have more users than the next three countries combined! Those being United States, India, and Japan respectively.
The United States is Next on the List
USA are number 2 with an estimated 279,834,232, that’s pushing towards two hundred eighty million Internet users in total. Now at 9.58% of the world’s total Internet users that’s no small number… and yet it’s still not even half of China’s total as mentioned above.
However, when it comes to the penetration percentage of the population that has Internet, Northern America is well ahead with a staggering 86.75%, Meaning that over 86% of all Americans are now connected to the net and that’s no small feat!
Number Three on the List is India
India isn’t far behind the US in the total amount of users with 243,198,922 (more than two hundred forty-three million) but as with China, when it comes to the actual penetration percentage only a meagre 19.19% of all people in India are currently connected to the Internet.
Whichever way you look at it, the above figures for all three countries are very large numbers and quite impressive.
What About Internet Speed?
Something else that of course has to be taken into consideration when looking at such stats is the average Internet speed for each of the three countries, so here they are below.
- The United States is in first position with an average speed of 27.9mbps
- China comes in second with a not to shabby average speed of 22.9mbps
- India is next on the list in third place with 5.5mbps
As you can see, once you start to go into the details and no longer just look at the total amount of users online the order of things can change quite a bit.
So Which Country has the
Fastest Internet Speed in 2015?
In the image below you can see the current data according to nextindex.com for the top 30 fastest broadband speeds by country (as of writing this on August 16th 2014)
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The Internet Never Sleeps!
It makes for some quite interesting reading doesn’t it? In this next image you can see an animation of Internet usage around the world over a 24 hour period. If you look closely you can actually see how the traffic ebbs and flows with the day and night cycles. It just goes to show that the saying “The Internet never sleeps ” is true!
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Still not Enough Stats for You?
If you still haven’t had your fill of stats, here is one last infograph for you from the guys over at the HostGator blog. Before you check it out just bear in mind that this infographic was originally from May 2013, so some of the info may be slightly out of date now. Take a look though as it’s still a fun read.
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