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Number of worldwide internet users 2009-2017, by region

Number of internet users worldwide from 2009 to 2017, by region (in millions)

Number of worldwide internet users 2009-2017, by region

This statistic shows the number of worldwide internet users from 2009 to 2017, sorted by region. In the last measured period, the number of online users in Asia amounted to 1.94 billion, up from 1 billion in 2011.

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	Asia	Europe	North America	Latin America / Caribbean	Africa	Middle East	Oceania / Australia
2009	764.4	425.8	259.6	186.9	86.2	58.3	21.1
2010	825.1	475.1	266.2	204.7	110.9	63.24	21.3
2011	1,016.8	500.72	273.07	235.82	139.88	77.02	23.93
2012	1,076.68	518.51	273.79	254.92	167.34	90	24.29
2013	1,265.14	566.26	300.29	302.01	240.15	103.83	24.8
2015	1,563.21	604.12	313.86	333.12	313.26	115.82	27.1
2016	1,792.16	614.98	320.07	384.75	339.28	132.59	27.54
2017	1,938.08	659.63	320.06	404.27	388.38	146.97	28.18

	Asia	Europe	North America	Latin America / Caribbean	Africa	Middle East	Oceania / Australia
2009	764.4	425.8	259.6	186.9	86.2	58.3	21.1
2010	825.1	475.1	266.2	204.7	110.9	63.24	21.3
2011	1,016.8	500.72	273.07	235.82	139.88	77.02	23.93
2012	1,076.68	518.51	273.79	254.92	167.34	90	24.29
2013	1,265.14	566.26	300.29	302.01	240.15	103.83	24.8
2015	1,563.21	604.12	313.86	333.12	313.26	115.82	27.1
2016	1,792.16	614.98	320.07	384.75	339.28	132.59	27.54
2017	1,938.08	659.63	320.06	404.27	388.38	146.97	28.18

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This statistic shows the number of worldwide internet users from 2009 to 2017, sorted by region. In the last measured period, the number of online users in Asia amounted to 1.94 billion, up from 1 billion in 2011.

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Release date: September 2017

Region: Worldwide
Survey time period: December 2009, June 2010, December 2011, June 2012, December 2013, June 2015, June 2016, June 2017
Supplementary notes: No 2014 data available.

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