Internet users outside the U.S. now account for 80 percent of the world’s online population, with rapidly developing countries experiencing double-digit growth rates year-over-year. India, China and Russia Experience Highest Audience Growth Rates Year-over-Year; Canada, Israel, and Korea Log the Most Time Online. comScore estimates that 747 million people aged 15 and up were online in the first month of this year. Among the top 15 countries (ranked by penetration), Internet audiences in developing countries India, the Russian Federation and China increased the most in 2006, growing 33, 21 and 20 percent, respectively.
The study also found, that Internet users in countries with higher broadband penetration spend more time online. So countries wanting to improve their online usage know where to invest. ComScore also reported the top worldwide Web properties for January, ranked by unique visitors. Microsoft sites topped the list with 510.3 million worldwide visitors, followed by Google sites with 502.5 million and Yahoo! sites with 467.8 million.
The trend is well established. Now all these throw a new world order of internet governance and opportunities. That’s already seem in many related arenas – starting from offshoring to global delivery mechanisms/
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