REF - World's Largest Internet Users

According to the 2007 data from the CIA World Fact Book, below are the WORLD's LARGEST INTERNET POPULATIONS:

Rank / Country (Internet Users...% of Pop)
* World (1,173,109,925…17.8%)
* European Union (273,234,619…55.7%)

1 United States (210,575,287…69.7%)
2 China (162,000,000…12.3%)
3 Japan (86,300,000…67.1%)
4 Germany (50,426,117…61.1%)
5 India (42,000,000…3.7%)
6 Brazil (39,140,000…21.0%)
7 United Kingdom (37,600,000…62.3%)
8 South Korea (34,120,000…66.5%)
9 France (32,925,953…53.7%)
10 Italy (31,481,928…52.9%)
11 Russia (28,000,000…19.5%)
13 Mexico (22,700,000…21.3%)
12 Canada (22,000,000…67.8%)
14 Indonesia (20,000,000…8.5%)
15 Spain (19,765,033…43.9%)
16 Vietnam (18,226,701…21.4%)
17 Iran (18,000,000…27.5%)
18 Argentina (16,000,000…49.7%)
19 Turkey (16,000,000…21.1%)
20 Taiwan (15,400,000…67.4%)
21 Australia (15,085,600…71.9%)
22 Malaysia (14,904,000…56.3%)
23 Netherlands (14,544,400…87.8%)
24 Poland (14,084,600…36.6%)
25 Philippines (14,000,000…15.4%)
26 Pakistan (12,000,000…7.3%)
27 Colombia (10,097,000…22.8%)
28 Thailand (8,465,800…13.0%)
29 Nigeria (8,000,000…5.9%)
30 Portugal (7,782,760…73.1%)
31 Peru (7,324,300…25.5%)
32 Chile (7,035,000…43.2%)
Other Notables:
36 Egypt (6,000,000…7.5%)
40 Venezuela (5,297,798…20.4%)
44 Saudi Arabia (4,700,000…17.0%)
56 Singapore (2,421,800…53.2%)
61 UAE (1,708,500…38.4%)
64 Ecuador (1,549,000…11.3%)
65 Dominican Rep (1,500,000…16.2%)
73 Uruguay (1,100,000…31.8%)
76 Guatemala (1,000,000…7.6%)
76 Puerto Rico (1,000,000…25.0%)
79 Costa Rica (922,500…20.5%)
88 El Salvador (637,100…9.5%)
90 Bolivia (580,000…6.4%)
108 Panama (300,000…2.2%)
113 Honduras (260,000…3.8%)
117 Cuba (190,000…1.7%)
130 Nicaragua (140,000…2.5%)
157 Iraq (36,000…0.1%)

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Some Quick Takeaways:

*The WORLD is less than 20% penetrated.
*China is only 12% penetrated!
*India is only 4% penetrated!
*Brazil, Russia and Mexico are only 20% penetrated!
*The. U.S., Canada, Japan and EU are relatively mature markets (60-70% penetration)
*MANY South American countries are 'under-penetrated' (Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, Panema, Honduras, Cuba, Nicaragua, etc.)

Data Courtesy: Wikipedia.com, snagged on 4/30/08.