15 Leading Countries In Internet Users Per Capita
October 25, 2000 - According to the Internet Industry Almanac the U.S. has an overwhelming lead in Internet users with almost 40% of the total 280M Internet users at year-end 1999. However, the U.S. is only ranked 4th in Internet users per capita. Canada is the per-capita leader with nearly 43% of the population being regular Internet users. We define an Internet User as any person over 16 who uses the Internet on a regular basis at least once a month. These numbers include business, educational and home Internet users.
The Internet Industry Almanac projects that the U.S will have over 165M Internet users or 27% of the total 601M worldwide Internet users in year 2002. The U.S. is forecasted to grow to 592 Internet users per 1,000 people in 2002.
Top
15 Countries in Internet Usage Per Capita
| 1999 Rank | 1997 Rank | Country | # 1999 |
| 1 | 7 | Canada | 428.20 |
| 2 | 8 | Sweden | 414.15 |
| 3 | 1 | Finland | 408.04 |
| 4 | 4 | U.S. | 406.49 |
| 5 | 3 | Iceland | 403.46 |
| 6 | 10 | Denmark | 395.97 |
| 7 | 2 | Norway | 379.59 |
| 8 | 5 | Australia | 343.27 |
| 9 | 9 | Singapore | 310.77 |
| 10 | 6 | New Zealand | 264.90 |
| 11 | 13 | Netherlands | 255.55 |
| 12 | 11 | Switzerland | 245.80 |
| 13 | 12 | United Kingdom | 236.41 |
| 14 | - | Taiwan | 216.82 |
| 15 | 14 | Hong Kong | 212.91 |
| -- | -- | Total Top 15 Countries | 328.16 |
| -- | -- | Total Worldwide | 46.75 |
There are currently 9 countries with over 300 Internet users per 1,000 people. By year-end 2002 there will be 14 more countries where over 30% of the population will be Internet users: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan and South Korea. The rankings are based on September 2000 estimates. See Market Research Reports for the complete spreadsheet availability.
