Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Fig. 2.4
Distribution of world's internet users, December 2011. Source internetworldstats.com
Table 2.1 Internet users by
major geographic region,
December 2011 (millions)
Asia
922.3
Europe
476.2
North America
272.1
Latin America
215.9
Africa
110.9
Middle East
68.6
Oceania
21.3
Source Internetworldstats.com
Table 2.2 Largest languages
used on the Internet,
December 2011 (millions)
English
536.6
Chinese
444.9
Spanish
153.3
Japanese
99.1
Portuguese
82.5
German
75.2
Arabic
65.4
French
58.8
Russian
59.7
Korean
39.4
Source Internetworldstats.com
rates in the entire Western Hemisphere, Europe, Russia, Japan, and Oceania were
relatively modest by comparison. Thus, while the internet was largely confined to
the developed world early in its history, it is growing the most rapidly in the
developing world today, particularly in Africa and Asia. This growth brought
1.325 billion new users on-line during this period, who were unevenly distributed
