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  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
  • TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
  • Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
  • Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
  • Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Web sites: Websites per 1000 population.
  • Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers: Location of readers of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
  • Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits: Location of editors of the Standard Chinese language edition of Wikipedia.
  • Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT Japan United Kingdom HISTORY
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 35.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 65% more than United Kingdom
21.37 million
Ranked 6th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 276.69
Ranked 24th.
337.99
Ranked 12th. 22% more than Japan

Hosts per 1000 312.51
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
134.69
Ranked 38th.

IP addresses per capita 1,587.39
Ranked 21st. 812 times more than United Kingdom
1.95
Ranked 1st.
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 132,608 Mbps
Ranked 9th.
781,554 Mbps
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Japan

International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 1,037.92 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 30th.
13,061.97 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Japan

Internet Service Providers 73
Ranked 14th.
400
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Japan
Internet penetration 79.1%
Ranked 33th.
87%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Japan
Internet users 100.68 million
Ranked 4th. 84% more than United Kingdom
54.86 million
Ranked 9th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 79.05
Ranked 31st.
87.02
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Japan

Internet users per thousand people 791.21
Ranked 31st.
865.38
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Japan

Percent using internet 79.05%
Ranked 29th.
87.02%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Japan

Users 88.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
40.2 million
Ranked 6th.

Users > Per capita 691.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 5% more than United Kingdom
661.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Users per 1000 689.59
Ranked 12th. 5% more than United Kingdom
659.16
Ranked 15th.

Broadband subscribers per 1000 175.04
Ranked 14th. 7% more than United Kingdom
163.79
Ranked 16th.

Hosts 39.91 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
8.27 million
Ranked 10th.

International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 1,037.94 Mbps
Ranked 30th.
13,054.65 Mbps
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Japan

Top level domain .jp .uk
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 28.92 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 60th.
366.57 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Japan

Broadband subscribers > Per capita 175.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 7% more than United Kingdom
163.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.

Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering
Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 13.79$/month
Ranked 125th.
27.25$/month
Ranked 67th. 98% more than Japan

Broadband subscribers 22.37 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
9.86 million
Ranked 6th.

Internet Service Providers per million 0.572
Ranked 130th.
6.72
Ranked 46th. 12 times more than Japan
IP addresses 202.18 million
Ranked 3rd. 64% more than United Kingdom
123.5 million
Ranked 4th.
Broadband access 20.91 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
8.86 million
Ranked 6th.
TLD .jp .uk
Livejournal users 5,559
Ranked 8th.
71,742
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Japan
Secure Internet servers 42,338
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than United Kingdom
33,892
Ranked 3rd.

Communication technology patents 23.2 per 1000000 people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
8.7 per 1000000 people
Ranked 7th.
Secure servers 5.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th.
17.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan
Internet charges $49.00
Ranked 5th. 48% more than United Kingdom
$33.00
Ranked 17th.
Secure Internet servers > Per capita 331.89 per 1 million people
Ranked 28th.
561.49 per 1 million people
Ranked 15th. 69% more than Japan

Web sites 2.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
64.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 22 times more than Japan
Livejournal users per million 43.51
Ranked 88th.
1,198.34
Ranked 18th. 28 times more than Japan
Linux web servers 2,390
Ranked 2nd. 78% more than United Kingdom
1,339
Ranked 4th.
Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 750.05
Ranked 28th.
1,478.28
Ranked 17th. 97% more than Japan

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.92
Ranked 23th.
34.03
Ranked 12th. 22% more than Japan

Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia readers 0.7%
Ranked 9th.
1%
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Japan
Linux web servers per million 18.8
Ranked 19th.
22.65
Ranked 15th. 21% more than Japan
Specific websites > Chinese Wikipedia edits 0.7%
Ranked 9th. 17% more than United Kingdom
0.6%
Ranked 11th.
Hosts > Per capita 313.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
135.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

IP addresses (share) 4.7
Ranked 3rd. 62% more than United Kingdom
2.9
Ranked 4th.
Secure Internet servers per million 331.4
Ranked 27th.
559.31
Ranked 15th. 69% more than Japan

SOURCES: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Point Topic; LiveJournal; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 3.12; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 5.7; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 6.5; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 5.6; LiveJournal. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Netcraft Linux server survey; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/squids/SquidReportPageViewsPerLanguageBreakdown.htm; Netcraft Linux server survey. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Chinese Wikipedia (Origin of edits)

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