Internet Statistics - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about statistics on usage of the Internet.
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Internet and Information Technology Statistics - Archive
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Resources about Internet and Information Technology Statistics predominantly from Australia but also including selected statistics and survey results from the United States and elsewhere.
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Social Media Statistics and Facts 2010 from Box Hill Institute
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The video was put together to showcase social media and emphasise some of what the Box Hill Institute is doing to engage with current and potential students in the digital world.
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Top 10 Mobile Internet Trends - Feb 2011
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The top 10 Mobile Trends – Rapid Growth + Disruption include: 1. Mobile Platforms Hit Critical Mass; 2. Mobile is Global; 3. Social Networking Accelerating Growth of Mobile; 4. Time Shifting to Mobile Usage; 5. Mobile Advertising – Growing Pains But Huge Promise; 6. mCommerce – Changing Shopping Behavior; 7. Emergence of Virtual Goods & In-App Commerce; 8. Not All Platforms Are Created Equal; 9. Change Will Accelerate, New Players Emerging Rapidly; 10. Summary Trends to Watch...
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Top Mobile Operating Systems Australia Feb 2010 - Feb 2011
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StatCounter provides free website statistics and publishes mobile operating system stats via StatCounter Global Stats, a free online research tool.
- Social Media Statistics Australia – March 2012
- by David Cowling. Social Media News, March 30, 2012. "... Facebook user numbers have increased a significant amount, almost 200,000. This is no doubt due to an update in Facebook's system where they are more accurately gathering country location data. But it is still important to note. Pinterest almost double their traffic in Australia compared to February. Instagram.com and Instagr.am slightly down. Blogspot.com.au and Blogspot.com has seen a spike in visitors. Most other social networks remain steady. Looking at the numbers for Blogspot, WordPress and Tumblr – a large amount of Australian internet users are blogging..."
- 8153.0 - Internet Activity, Australia, Dec 2011
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 30 March 2012. "This release contains details of internet activity supplied by Internet Service Providers in Australia with more than 1,000 active subscribers. It includes information on internet subscribers and their type of access connection, the type of user (i.e. business/household), the volume of data downloaded, the speed of internet connection and the location of the subscriber (by state or territory)..."
- Almost half of all internet connections are mobile wireless in Australia
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 41/2012, 30 March 2012. "Mobile wireless broadband connections (excluding mobile handsets) accounted for 47% of all internet connections as at 31 December 2011, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Overall, the number of internet subscribers in Australia climbed 6.3% to 11.6 million in the six months to December 2011, up from 10.9 million in June 2011.
There were 5.5 million mobile wireless broadband connections (excluding mobile handsets), an increase of 14.7% compared with June 2011. Over the same time period, DSL connections increased by 1.3%, to 4.6 million..."
- comScore Releases the '2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus' Report
- Report Offers Insights on Key Trends from 2011 and What They Mean for the Coming Year. Reston, VA, February 9, 2012 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus report. This annual report examines how the prevailing trends in social media, search, online video, digital advertising, mobile and e-commerce are defining the current marketplace and what these trends mean for the year ahead...
Key insights from the 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus include: Facebook-Led Social Media Market is Redefining Communication in the Digital and Physical Worlds; Bing Gains Ground in Search; Online Video Boom Signals Sea Change in Video Ecosystem; Digital Advertising Enters Era of Increased Accountability as Brand Dollars Continue to Shift Online; Smartphone and Tablets Fuel the Rise of the Digital Omnivore; E-Commerce is Back and Better Than Ever; Webinar - 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus: Trends Every Marketer Needs to Know..."
- 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus
- comScore, Inc., February 9, 2012. "comScore presents the 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus, its annual report on the prevailing trends in social media, search, online video, digital advertising, mobile and e-commerce that are defining the current marketplace and insights into what these trends mean for the year ahead..."
- 2012 Canada Digital Future in Focus
- comScore Whitepaper, March 1, 2012. "comScore presents the 2012 Canada Digital Future in Focus, its annual report on the prevailing trends in general web usage and demographics, social media, online video, digital advertising, mobile and search that are defining the current Canadian marketplace and insights into what these trends mean for the year ahead..." [Requires registration to download]
- comScore Releases the '2012 Canada Digital Future in Focus' Report
- Report Highlights the Latest Digital Trends in Canada and What They Mean for the Year Ahead. Toronto, Canada, March 1, 2012. "comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the 2012 Canada Digital Future in Focus report. This annual report examines how the prevailing trends in general web usage and demographics, social media, online video, digital advertising, mobile and search are defining the current Canadian marketplace and provides insight into what these trends mean for the year ahead..."
- Internet Access Quarterly Update 2011 Q4 - in pdf format (50kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Office for National Statistics, 15 February 2012. "This article provides estimates of adult Internet users and non-users in the UK, for 2011 Q4. This is the fourth release of quarterly estimates of Internet users and non-users. By the fourth quarter of 2011, 8.20 million adults in the UK had never used the Internet..."
- Accessing the Internet by mobile device doubled in 2011, data shows
- The figures aren't huge yet but they are growing significantly, by John Cox (Network World). Computerworld, 8 February, 2012. "Over the past 12 months, mobile access to the Internet nearly doubled to 8.5%, not counting tablets, according to data released this week by StatCounter, a Web analytics company.
The vast majority of Internet usage is still tied to desktop PCs, the data shows..."
- Internet use in households and by individuals in 2011 - in pdf format (132kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). by Heidi Seybert. Eurostat, 66/2011, Data extracted on: 30 November 2011. "Two thirds of Europeans used the internet on average at least once a week, one quarter have never used it...
About a quarter of the EU-27 population aged 16 to 74 years old have never used the internet. Among those who used it, most internet users have searched for information and news, consulted wikis, participated in social networks and bought products online. This issue of Statistics in Focus provides an overview of the latest results from the Survey on ICT (information and communication technology) usage in households and by individuals and takes a closer look at the activities done by internet users..."
- Smartphone Adoption Reaches 40 Percent in Canada
- RIM Continues to Lead Smartphone Market, with Apple a Close Second. Google Android Doubles its Smartphone Market Share in Past Six Months to 25 Percent. Toronto, CA, November 30, 2011 – "comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the Canada mobile phone industry for September 2011. The report ranked the leading mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and smartphone operating system (OS) platforms in Canada according to their share of current mobile subscribers ages 13 and older, and reviewed the most popular activities and content accessed via the subscriber's primary mobile phone. The September report found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.2 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 35.8 percent share of that market segment..."
- comScore Releases Overview of European Internet Usage in September 2011
- 30 Percent of European Internet Users Seek Career Information Online. Russia Overtakes Germany as Market with Largest Online Audience. London, UK, 14 November 2011 "comScore, Inc. a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of internet usage in Europe, showing 373.4 million unique visitors went online in September 2011 for an average of 26.4 hours per person. This release highlights internet usage in 49 European markets aggregated into the European region and provides individual reporting on 18 markets. Amongst its findings, the study showed strong growth in September 2011 for the Career Services and Development category with a 14 percent increase in unique visitors from the previous month..."
- Digital Life: Understanding the opportunity for growth online - in pdf format (765kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). TNS, 2011. "... TNS's Digital Life is a vast study into the attitudes and behaviours of the world's consumers online. We conducted in-depth interviews with over 72,000 people in 60 countries to build the most comprehensive view of what people do online – and why they do it. Having teams on the ground in all of the markets where we conduct research means that our recommendations are based not just on numbers, but on real human insights..."
- 'Digital waste' pollutes the online world as brands fail to listen to what people want - in pdf format (391kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Global report from world's largest research consultancy, TNS, shows half of consumers don't want to be bothered in social networks. TNS News Release, London, Thursday 10 November 2011.
"Businesses are wasting time and money trying to reach people online without realising many resent big brands invading their social networks – according to findings from a global study launched by today by TNS, a Kantar company and part of WPP.
The findings were revealed by TNS’s Digital Life study, the most comprehensive view of how more than 72,000 consumers in 60 countries behave online and why they do what they do – an interactive data visualisation of the key findings can be found at www.tnsdigitallife.com..."
- Surging Internet Usage in Southeast Asia Reshaping the Media Landscape
- Neilsen Wire, November 10, 2011. "With increased access to broadband networks, a proliferation of WiFi sites and a burgeoning smartphone market, it is little surprise that residents of six countries in Southeast Asia are going online with gusto. But what is really raising eyebrows is the fact that in some of these countries Internet usage is now surpassing traditional media such as TV, radio or print.
Nielsen's new Southeast Asia Digital Consumer Report examined the digital media habits and attitudes of consumers in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines..."
This category last updated: 23 April 2012