Before getting into the numbers, let's take a look at the
fascinating history of the Internet, from 1945 to 1995, by
courtesy of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Today the Internet continues to grow day by day making
McLuhan's Global Village a reality. The following table
shows the incredibly fast evolution of the Internet from
1995 till the present time:
fascinating history of the Internet, from 1945 to 1995, by
courtesy of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Today the Internet continues to grow day by day making
McLuhan's Global Village a reality. The following table
shows the incredibly fast evolution of the Internet from
1995 till the present time:
DATE | NUMBER OF USERS | % WORLD POPULATION | INFORMATION SOURCE |
| December, 1995 | 16 millions | 0.4 % | IDC |
| December, 1996 | 36 millions | 0.9 % | IDC |
| December, 1997 | 70 millions | 1.7 % | IDC |
| December, 1998 | 147 millions | 3.6 % | C.I. Almanac |
| December, 1999 | 248 millions | 4.1 % | Nua Ltd. |
| March, 2000 | 304 millions | 5.0 % | Nua Ltd. |
| July, 2000 | 359 millions | 5.9 % | Nua Ltd. |
| December, 2000 | 361 millions | 5.8 % | Internet World Stats |
| March, 2001 | 458 millions | 7.6 % | Nua Ltd. |
| June, 2001 | 479 millions | 7.9 % | Nua Ltd. |
| August, 2001 | 513 millions | 8.6 % | Nua Ltd. |
| April, 2002 | 558 millions | 8.6 % | Internet World Stats |
| July, 2002 | 569 millions | 9.1 % | Internet World Stats |
| September, 2002 | 587 millions | 9.4 % | Internet World Stats |
| March, 2003 | 608 millions | 9.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| September, 2003 | 677 millions | 10.6 % | Internet World Stats |
| October, 2003 | 682 millions | 10.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| December, 2003 | 719 millions | 11.1 % | Internet World Stats |
| February, 2004 | 745 millions | 11.5 % | Internet World Stats |
| May, 2004 | 757 millions | 11.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| October, 2004 | 812 millions | 12.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| December, 2004 | 817 millions | 12.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| March, 2005 | 888 millions | 13.9 % | Internet World Stats |
| June, 2005 | 938 millions | 14.6 % | Internet World Stats |
| September, 2005 | 957 millions | 14.9 % | Internet World Stats |
| November, 2005 | 972 millions | 15.2 % | Internet World Stats |
| December, 2005 | 1,018 millions | 15.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| March, 2006 | 1,023 millions | 15.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| June, 2006 | 1,043 millions | 16.0 % | Internet World Stats |
| Sept, 2006 | 1,086 millions | 16.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| Dec, 2006 | 1,093 millions | 16.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| Mar, 2007 | 1,129 millions | 17.2 % | Internet World Stats |
| June, 2007 | 1,173 millions | 17.8 % | Internet World Stats |
| Sept, 2007 | 1,245 millions | 18.9 % | Internet World Stats |
| Dec, 2007 | 1,319 millions | 20.0 % | Internet World Stats |
| Mar, 2008 | 1,407 millions | 21.1 % | Internet World Stats |
| June, 2008 | 1,463 millions | 21.9 % | Internet World Stats |
| Sept, 2008 | 1,504 millions | 22.5 % | Internet World Stats |
| Dec, 2008 | 1,574 millions | 23.5 % | Internet World Stats |
| Mar, 2009 | 1,596 millions | 23.8 % | Internet World Stats |
| June, 2009 | 1,669 millions | 24.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| Sept, 2009 | 1,734 millions | 25.6 % | Internet World Stats |
| Dec, 2009 | 1,802 millions | 26.6 % | Internet World Stats |
| June, 2010 | 1,966 millions | 28.7 % | Internet World Stats |
| Sept, 2010 | 1,971 millions | 28.8 % | Internet World Stats |
| Mar, 2011 | 2,095 millions | 30.2 % | Internet World Stats |
| Jun, 2011 | 2,110 millions | 30.4 % | Internet World Stats |
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