According to Computer Industry Almanac the U.S. has More than Half of Worldwide Internet Users at Year-End 1998
July 6, 1999 – According to the Computer Industry Almanac the U.S. has an overwhelming lead in Internet users with over 50% of the total 150 million Internet users at year-end 1998, but, the U.S. is only ranked 5th in Internet users per capita. The Nordic countries (Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden) are the leaders with 29% or more of the population being regular Internet users.
We project that the U.S will have over 133 million Internet users or nearly 42% of the total 318 million worldwide Internet users in year 2000. The U.S. will grow to 485 Internet users per 1,000 people in 2000 and will be in a race for the top ranking in per capita usage. These numbers include adult Internet users with weekly usage in businesses and homes. Note that these numbers are 15% to 30% higher when occasional Internet users are included.
Number of Internet Users per 1,000 People Year-End 1998
| Rank | Country | Internet Users/1,000 People |
| 1. | Iceland | 320.3 |
| 2. | Finland | 305.4 |
| 3. | Norway | 304.1 |
| 4. | Sweden | 289.8 |
| 5. | U.S. | 283.0 |
| 6. | Australia | 234.1 |
| 7. | Canada | 211.5 |
| 8. | New Zealand | 190.1 |
| 9. | Denmark | 178.6 |
| 10. | Singapore | 140.0 |
| 11. | Switzerland | 138.2 |
| 12. | United Kinghom | 137.3 |
| 13. | Netherlands | 124.8 |
| 14. | Hong Kong | 98.7 |
| 15. | Israel | 95.7 |
These are results from a report by Computer Industry Almanac Inc. which estimates the total number of Internet users and Internet users per capita in 50 countries from 1990 to 1998 with projections for 2000 and 2005.
Computer Industry Almanac projects that there will be about 320 million Internet users or 52.5 per 1,000 people worldwide at year-end 2000 and about 720 million users or 110 per 1,000 people by year-end 2005. The U.S. will grow to over 207 million Internet users in 2005 or 29% of the world’s total Internet users.
Computer Industry Almanac Inc. also publishes two reference books: The Internet Industry Almanac and Computer Industry Almanac, which are loaded with salaries, statistics, rankings, trends, companies, employment, products and people about the Internet industry and computer industry. For more information see Market Research Reports.
