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Online Population now Half Billion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they-can't-all-fit-in-my-living-room dept.

mattvd writes "According to CNN, the number of people with Web access at home by the end of 2001 was 498 million." Not surprisingly, Asia is growing the fastest. It's amazing that in only 10 years or so, the net has exploded so far, so fast, and now touches 10% of the earths population.

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  1. Re:Wait by buckeyeguy · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    When 600 million Chinese, 100 million japanese, 300 million indians, and 40-50 million africans get online, thats when the real online revolution will take place.

    This assumes that the electric power and network infrastructure will exist for those extra 1 billion people... I don't doubt that Japan and India can provide it, but China and the African nations? I'll believe it when we see it.

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