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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. 498 million seems like so much... by suso · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But 10% seems like so little. As John "Maddog" Hall says, that just means that 5 billion people haven't choosen their operating system yet.