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Media > Internet Stats: compare key data on European Union & United States

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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 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.
  • 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • 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).
  • 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.
STAT European Union United States HISTORY
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 137.48 million
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than United States
88.52 million
Ranked 2nd.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.15
Ranked 24th.
28.03
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than European Union

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 270.75
Ranked 24th.
281.99
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than European Union

Hosts 31,693
Ranked 81st.
316 million
Ranked 1st. 9971 times more than European Union

Hosts > Per capita 0.065 per 1,000 people
Ranked 182nd.
1,040.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 16001 times more than European Union

Hosts per 1000 0.0629
Ranked 162nd.
1,039.15
Ranked 2nd. 16512 times more than European Union

IP addresses 8.49 million
Ranked 36th.
1.54 billion
Ranked 1st. 182 times more than European Union
IP addresses (share) 0.2
Ranked 37th.
35.9
Ranked 1st. 179 times more than European Union
IP addresses per capita 16.86
Ranked 170th.
4,911.96
Ranked 2nd. 291 times more than European Union
Internet users > Per 100 people 75.28
Ranked 34th.
81.03
Ranked 26th. 8% more than European Union

Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 736.64
Ranked 29th.
1,474.08
Ranked 19th. Twice as much as European Union

TLD .eu (effective 2005); note - see country entries of member states for individual country codes .us
Users 247 million
Ranked 1st. 19% more than United States
208 million
Ranked 2nd.

Users > Per capita 507.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
695.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 37% more than European Union

Users per 1000 494.84
Ranked 23th.
697.1
Ranked 8th. 41% more than European Union

SOURCES: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; 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; 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; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.

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