FAQ's
Who is on the Web?
In the fourth quarter of 2004, 52 per cent of households in the UK (12.6 million) could access the Internet from home, compared with just 9 per cent (2.2 million) in the same quarter of 1998.
In February 2005, 59 per cent of adults in Great Britain had used the Internet in the three months prior to interview. 56 per cent of these adults had bought or ordered goods, tickets or services. A higher proportion of men (60 per cent) than women (52 per cent) had used it for purchases.
Amount spent on purchases over the Internet for personal or private use in the 3 months prior to interview (February 2005):
- £100 or less = 37%
- £100 to £200 = 21%
- £201 to £500 = 22%
- over £500 = 20%
[Source: National Statistics]
In the summer of 2003, there were 580 million internet users worldwide.
[Source: Nielsen/NetRatings]
The number of at-home active internet users in the United Kingdom in September 2004 was 22.5 million.
[Source: Nielsen/NetRatings]
There will be 1.07 billion internet users globally by 2005, 1.21 billion by 2006 and 1.35 billion
by 2007.
[Source: eTForecasts, Sept 2004]
