Discover how the Internet transcended linguistic barriers, creating a mosaic of global voices and connecting diverse communities. Our comprehensive statistics also shed light on the linguistic diversity of Internet users, illustrating the digital platform’s role in fostering a multicultural online community.
Delve into the historical milestones of Internet usage, and understand how this digital phenomenon transitioned from a niche network to a ubiquitous presence in our daily lives.
DATE NUMBER OF
USERS% WORLD
POPULATIONINFORMATION
SOURCEDecember, 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 July, 2005 939 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 1,022 millions 15.7 % Internet World Stats June, 2006 1,043 millions 16.0 % Internet World Stats September, 2006 1,066 millions 16.4 % Internet World Stats December, 2006 1,093 millions 16.7 % Internet World Stats March, 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 March, 2008 1,407 millions 21.1 % Internet World Stats June, 2008 1,463 millions 21.9 % Internet World Stats December, 2008 1,574 millions 23.5 % Internet World Stats March, 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 Jun, 2010 1,966 millions 28.7 % Internet World Stats Dec, 2011 2,267 millions 32.7 % Internet World Stats Jun, 2012 2,405 millions 34.3 % Internet World Stats Dec, 2012 2,497 millions 35.7 % Internet World Stats Jun, 2013 2,673 millions 37.0 % Internet World Stats Dec, 2013 2,802 millions 39.0 % Internet World Stats Jun, 2014 3,035 millions 42.3 % Internet World Stats Dec, 2014 3,079 millions 42.4 % Internet World Stats Nov, 2015 (est.) 3,352 millions 46.2 % Internet World Stats Internet Growth Statistics
Statistics of the Internet
The Internet has made distances shorter and the world smaller.
However, the great divider that stands in the way of a truly global
society is fact that there are many different different languages
spoken in our planet Earth. The following table shows the ten
most numerous languages spoken by the Internet users.
To see old (Historic) Internet World Usage Statistics click here.
You can also take a look at the fascinating history of the Internet,
from 1945 to 1995, courtesy of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Vinton G. Cerf wrote in 1995 another fascinating article about the
Internet Phenomenon, that went from near-invisibility to near-ubiquity in
little more than a year (1994 – 1995). Computer Networking.
For detailed information about the Internet, search the Wikipedia .
Most Popular Websites of the Internet
For information on the historical favorite websites
take a look at Alexa’s Top 500 Sites – last save before it was closed. Moz’s list of the most popular 500 websites on the internet – the Moz Top 500 Websites.