comScore reports that over 1 billion people now use the Internet. That’s about 15-22 percent of the world’s population. Not bad for a technology that’s only been widely accessible for 15 years or so.

The 10 countries where Internet usage is highest are as follows:

1. China: 179.7 million
2. United States: 163.3 million
3. Japan: 60.0 million
4. Germany: 37.0 million
5. United Kingdom: 36.7 million
6. France: 34.0 million
7. India: 32.1 million
8. Russia: 29.0 million
9. Brazil: 27.7 million
10. South Korea: 27.3 million

Source: Erick Schonfeld, “ComScore: Internet Population Passes One Billion; Top 15 Countries,” TechCrunch, January 23, 2008

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