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Top 10 Asian SEM markets in terms of internet population

Top 5 Asian SEM markets in terms of internet penetration
rate
Country Population
1
China 111,000,000
2 Japan 86,050,000
3 India 50,600,000
4 Korea 33,900,000
5 Indonesia 18,000,000
6 Taiwan 13,800,000
7 Malaysia 10,040,000
8 Thailand 8,420,000
9 Philippines 7,820,000
10 Pakistan 7,500,000
Country Rate Population
1 Korea 72.8% 33,900,000
2 Hong Kong 69.2% 4,879,000
3 Japan 67.2% 86,050,000
4 Singapore 67.2% 2,421,000
5 Taiwan 60.3% 13,800,000

Internet population in Asia by country
ASIA INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION
ASIA Population
( 2006 Est.)
Internet Users,
(Year 2000)
Internet Users,
Latest Data

Penetration
(% Population)
(%) Users
in Asia
Use Growth
(2000-2005)
Afganistan 26,508,694 - 25,000
0.1 % 0.0 %
n/a %
Armenia 2,967,116 30,000 150,000 5.1 % 0.0 % 400.0 %
Azerbaijan 8,388,479 12,000
408,000 4.9 % 0.1 % 3,300.0 %
Bangladesh 136,138,461 100,000
300,000
0.2 % 0.1 % 200.0 %
Bhutan 796,314 500 20,000 2.5 % 0.0 % 3,900.0 %
Brunei Darussalem 393,568 30,000 56,000 14.2 % 0.0 % 86.7 %
Cambodia 15,017,110 6,000 41,000 0.3 % 0.0 % 583.3 %
China 1,306,724,067 22,500,000 111,000,000 8.5 % 30.5 % 393.3 %
East Timor 947,401 - 1,000 0.1 % 0.0 % 0.0 %
Georgia 4,435,046 20,000 175,600
4.0 %
0.0 % 778.0 %
Hong Kong 7,054,867 2,283,000 4,878,713 69.2 % 1.3 % 113.7 %
India 1,112,225,812 5,000,000 50,600,000
4.5 % 13.9 %
912.0 %
Indonesia 221,900,701 2,000,000 18,000,000 8.1 % 4.9 % 800.0 %
Japan 128,389,000 47,080,000 86,050,000 67.2 % 23.7 % 83.3 %
Kazakhstan 14,711,068 70,000 400,000 2.7 % 0.1 % 471.4 %
Korea North 23,312,595 - - - - n/a %
Korea South 45,300,000 19,040,000 33,900,000 72.8 % 9.3 % 78.0 %
Kyrgystan 5,377,484 51,600 263,000 4.9 % 0.1 % 409.7 %
Laos 5,719,497 6,000 20,900 0.4 % 0.0 % 248.3 %
Macao 490,696 60,000 201,000 41.0 % 0.1 % 235.0 %
Malaysia 27,392,442 3,700,000
10,040,000 36.7 % 2.8 % 171.4 %
Maldives 298,841 6,000 19,000 6.4 % 0.0 % 216.7 %
Mongolia 2,568,204 30,000 200,000 7.8 % 0.1 % 566.7 %
Myanmar 54,021,571 1,000
63,700 0.1 % 0.0 % 6,270.0 %
Nepal 25,408,817 50,000 175,000 0.7 % 0.0 % 250.0 %
Pakistan 163,985,373 133,900
7,500,000
4.6 % 2.1 % 5,501.2 %
Philippines 85,712,221 2,000,000
7,820,000
9.1 % 2.1 % 291.0 %
Singapore 3,601,745 1,200,000 2,421,000
67.2 %
0.7 % 101.8 %
Sri Lanka 19,630,230 121,500 280,000
1.4 % 0.1 % 130.5 %
Taiwan 22,896,488 6,260,000 13,800,000
60.3 % 3.8 % 120.4 %
Tajikistan 6,620,008 2,000 5,000 0.1 % 0.0 % 150.0 %
Thailan 66,527,571 2,300,000
8,420,000 12.7 % 2.3 % 266.1 %
Turkmenistan 6,723,715 2,000 36,000 0.5 % 0.0 % 1,700.0 %
Uzbekistan 26,311,197 7,500
880,000 3.3 % 0.2 % 11,633.3 %
Vietnam 83,944,402 200,000 5,870,000 7.0 % 1.6 % 2,835.0 %
TOTAL ASIA 3,667,774,066 114,303,000 364,270,713 9.9 % 100.0 % 218.7 %
NOTES:
(1) The Asian Internet Statistics were updated for December 31, 2005.
(2) CLICK on each country name to see detailed data for individual countries and regions.
(3) The demographic (population) numbers are based on data contained in world gazetteer.
(4) The usage numbers come from various sources, mainly from data published by Nielsen//NetRatings, ITU ,
(4) and other trustworthy sources.
(5) Data may be cited, giving due credit and establishing an active link to Internet World Stats.
(6) For definitions and help, see the site surfing guide.
Source: www.internetworldstats.com



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