Worldwide Distribution of Internet Users

US used to account for 66 percent of the world’s internet users back in 1996. Now it is just 21 percen. The percent change in the number of users over the past one year is a glaring reflection on the growing importance of Asia in the scheme of things:

Asia Pacific - 13.9%
Europe - 6.8%
North America - 5.7%
Latin America - 16.6%
Middle East - Africa - 20.2%
Worldwide - 10.4%