Global Online Populations
Find out the latest statistics on the number of Internet users.

Online Retail Sales grew in 2005
Internet spending for 2005 gained 22 percent over 2004 spending. Data released by comScore Networks finds total Internet spending, including travel, hit $143.2 billion in 2005.

Most Americans Have PCs and Web Access
Sixty-two million households, or 55 percent of American homes, had a Web-connected computer in 2003, according to just-released U.S. Census data. That's up from 50 percent in 2001, and more than triple 1997's 18 percent figure.

2005 Holiday E-Shopping Exceeds Last Year's
Weekly shopping sessions at online retails rose from 348.3 million in 2004 to 462.5 million in 2005. This is an increase of 33%.

Shoppers Shift to Online
Browsing at online retailer sites has increased almost a full hour over the past two years. In 2003, the average shopper spent 2.4 hours shopping online, the 2005 survey records an average of 3.1 hours per week. Twenty-one percent of shoppers count purchases from Internet sites as part of their overall shopping, not a supplement to in-store buys. That's a six-point increase over 2003.