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Internet Subscribers by Physical Network

Subscribers x 1000 | See also Total Internet Subscribers | Computer in Household
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
DSL . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pew
CIBC      
4130
6292
9145
13,416
17,702
22,162
26,633
     
Misc      
3,300
 
9,300
             
Misc          
8,500
             
Pew        
7,000
9,000 Q1
             
LRG        
6154
6,805 Q1
             
Conv  
477
2245
4013
5988
               
FCC1
.
370
1977
3948
6472
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
FCC2  
186
675
1369
2813
               
xDSL
.
340
1700
2100*
                 
TC
39
504
2100
4,363
4,884 Q1
9600
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
PI
.
760
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
CE
300
1100
2200
2600
5100
7900
10200
.
.
.
.
.
.
GG
350
.
.
.
.
9800
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
YA
.
300
900
2000
3300
5000
7000
.
.
.
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.
.
LA
.
500
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
MS
62
738
2564
5468
8391
11737
15190
18574
21988
25334
28711
31665
 
MS2
.
.
2344
6653
11563
16242
20863
25433
.
.
.
.
.
FC
.
500
2000
3500
5000
7500
10500
15200
.
.
.
.
.
BM
.
228
1745
3435
6116
8334
10757
.
.
.
.
.
.
IDC
.
300
1100
2600
5400
9200
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
In
.
300
1100
2600
4900
7800
10900
13400
.
.
.
.
.
Y2        
5120
6730
8440
10190
12090
13840
     
WP        
5400
               
T1 . . . . .2002 . . . . . . . .
FCC-01  
610
1021
1079
1187 Q2
               
MS
1356
1647
1947
2141
2225
1984
1680
1347
982
852
882
913
 
Cable 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003. . . . . . . .
Misc      
6,600
 
12,600
             
CIBC      
6844
10,874
15,338
19,574
23,600
27,437
31,011
     
CDF    
8%
11.5%
16%
24.2%
             
NCTA    
3,700
7,200
11,600
17,300 Q1
             
ML          
16,000
             
Pew        
13,000
21,000 Q1
             
LRG        
11,037
12,263 Q1
             
FCC1  
1412
3583
7060
11,369
               
FCC2  
877
2194
4395
8342
               
xDSL  
1200
3900
4800*
                 
YA
1000
1100
2400
3900
5700
7600
9600
.
.
.
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.
.
For
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2000
.
.
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20000
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IDC
.
1400
2600
4400
6500
9000
.
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.
.
.
.
.
MS
400
1100
2500
4600
7100
10000
12900
15600
18200
21000
24200
27200
 
MS2
.
.
2935
5447
8454
11972
15435
18831
.
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.
.
.
BM
.
1621
4039
6118
9091
11425
13446
.
.
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FC
.
1800
3500
5000
7500
10000
14500
19500
.
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PK
.
1600
3300
5400
8300
10700
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IDC
.
1400
2600
4400
6500
9000
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In
.
1100
2000
3200
5000
6300
11300
14000
.
.
.
.
.
Y2        
10610
13930
16910
19650
21980
24230
     
WP        
9400
               
DSL+C 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
CIBC      
10,974
17,168
24,483
32,990
41,302
49,599
57,844
     
CIBC HH adopted 10.3% 15.9% 22.4% 29.7% 36.8% 43.6% 50.1%
CIBC HH Online 21.5% 31.0% 39.4% 48.2% 55.4% 61.6% 66.6%
LRG        
17,191
19,068 Q1
             
Cisco    
5200
10,040
15,510
21,710
29,880
38,180
42,700
45,510
     
Broadband . . 2000 2001 2002 2003. 2004 . . . . . .
NTIA  
4.4% HH
9.1% HH
19.9% HH
             
Instat    
2,700
5,500
10,200
15,700
22,900
29,100
34,700
Misc            
63,000
           
Pew          
30,000
48,000
           
ML          
21% HH
24,600
             
Jupiter          
21,500
       
46,000
   
Neilson        
26,113
38,957 May
49,465 Nov
             
MS2
.
.
5279
12100
20017
28,214
26298
44264
.
.
.
.
.
MS2'
.
1750
4600
9200
14100
19900
25800
31400
36900
42500
.
.
.
NYT      
10,000
16,000
               
WP        
15,000
               
FCC1  
2754
7070
12792
19,882
               
FCC2  
1,988
4293
7404
12,986
               
Wireless (& Sat) . . . .2003 . . . . . . .
ML          
300
             
Pew        
< 500
1,400 Q1
             
FCC1
.
50
112
213
276
               
FCC2  
8
27
75
66
               
MSFW
.
70
232
579
1043
1470
1909
2378
2877
3408
3970
4109
 
BMFW
.
0
0
301
826
1344
2003
.
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BMmmds
.
0
70
176
496
1299
2403
.
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.
.
.
.
Y2mmds        
50
70
120
180
250
310
     
Dial Up . . . 2001. 2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006. . . . .
Misc
Instat
37,000
40,700
40,500
35,900
31,700
28,100
24,600
Neilson
79,444
69,647 May
69,609 Nov
MS3
45,900
47,800
47,700
46,300
44,100
42,000
MS2
.
.
38804
39894
40767
39590
38272
36419
.
.
.
.
.
MS'
26780
31111
32066
33486
34372
33530
32248
31578
28484
24589
19352
15325
MS
28507
34400
38514
41937
45281
46875
47491
49906
49785
48643
46749
45835
NYT
44,000
Fiber                          
Render
FTTH
   
5
23
38
             
Render
FTTH
Passed
 
19
72
315
             
FCC2  
312
376
494
548
               
Satellite                          
Y2        
250
530
1250
2030
2700
3350
     
Powerline                          
Internet 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Subscribers
Misc
155,000
126,000
128,000
CIBC HH
50,900
55,400
62,200
68,400
74,600
80,500
86,800
CIBC HH Online/ Total HH 47.8% 51.3% 56.8% 61.7% 66.4% 70.7% 75.3%
Harris
113,000
121,000
127,000
140,000
Nielson
.
106000
114000
165000
182,130
118,000
144,000
135,424
.
.
.
.
.
.
ComScore
149,000
154,100
CIA
76000
100825
133000
.
161700
.
.
206550
.
.
.
.
.
SG2
65100
101000
.
.
.
.
.
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33300
38800
44400
51300
56000
59800
.
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.
.
MS2
63000
75000
90000
105000
115000
125000
135000
.
.
.
.
.
.
MS
31941
40297
49316
59658
70406
79929
89048
99724
107823
114819
121453
127939
IRG
29800
39500
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
NYT
10,000
60,000
Percent Pop 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Nielson
39
52
58
DOC NTIA
Harris
Harris
Misc
Misc

| Inet = Internet Subscribers | Dial Up = Dial Up Subscribers over Public Telephone Network | W = Wireless | B = Total Broadband | HH = Household |

States

Refuseniks

Date Data
(Date Report)
Population 
(Households) 
Online
% of Pop (HH) Online Source
2005
137 m
68% adults Pew Internet Digital Divisions Oct 2005
2004
140 m (active users)
Population Explosion!, Clickz (Feb. 8, 2005 (citing Nielsen/ Netrating)
2004
186 m
Population Explosion!, Clickz (Feb. 8, 2005 (Citing CIA)
12/2004
140 m
Active Home Internet Users by Country November to December 2004, February 3, 2005 Clickz (citing Nielson/ NetRating)
11/2004
138 m
Active Home Internet Users by Country November to December 2004, February 3, 2005 Clickz (citing Nielson/ NetRating)
9/2004
135 m
Active Internet Users by Country September 2004, Clickz Stats (Oct. 29, 2004) (citing Nielson/ NetRating)
8/2004
156 m
73% (65%) Harris Poll #63 (Sept. 8, 2004)
8/2004
137 m
Active Internet Users by Country September 2004, Clickz Stats (Oct. 29, 2004) (citing Nielson/ NetRating)
3/2004
144 m
  Active Internet Users by Country, March 2004, ClickZStats (April 29, 2004) (citing Nielson/ NetRating)
3/2004
154.1 m
  comScore Media Metrix Announces Top 50 U.S. Internet Property Rankings for March 2004
2/2004  
(60)

Jeffrey Cole, Surveying the Digital Future: The Impact of the Internet, USC Annenberg

2/2004
141 m
  Active Internet Users by Country, March 2004, ClickZStats (April 29, 2004) (citing Nielson/ NetRating)
2/2004
128 m adults
63% adults
Latest Internet tracking data, Pew Internet April 13, 2004
2/2004
152 m
  comScore Media Metrix Announces Top 50 U.S. Internet Property Rankings for March 2004
2/2004
204 m
75%
Three out of Four Americans Have Access To Internet, Nielsen/Net Ratings March 18, 2003
2/2004  
(75% HH)
US Broadband Penetration Jumps to 45.2% - US Internet Penetration Nearly 75% - March 2004 Bandwidth Report (citing Netrating)
12/2003
146 m
69% (61%) Harris Poll #63 (Sept. 8, 2004) (adults)
11/2003
118 m
  Fifty Million Internet Users Connect Via Broadband Neilson Netrating Jan 2004
10-2003  
(54.6)

A Nation Online: Entering the Broadband Age, Department of Commerce p. 4 (Sept. 2004)

8/2003
126 m adults
63 adults
America's Online Pursuits Pew Internet Jan 2004
8/2003
149 m
  More Money = More Surfing, Cyberatlas (Oct 14, 2003)  comScore Media Metrix data
5/2003
107 m
  Fifty Million Internet Users Connect Via Broadband Neilson Netrating Jan 2004
3/2003
166 m
59%
More Than Half of U.S., Canada Online, Cyberatlas (May 2, 2003) (Nielsen//NetRatings)
2/2003  
66%
Three out of Four Americans Have Access To Internet, Nielsen/Net Ratings March 18, 2003
2003 54.7% HH Computer and Internet Use in the United States : 2003, US Census (October 2005)
2003  
71.1
UCLA World Internet Project Report, UCLA 2/18/2004 (data not dated)
12-2002
140
67 (57)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
3-2002
137
66 (55)
The Harris Poll® #18, April 17, 2002 Internet Penetration at 66% of Adults (137 Million) Nationwide
2002
159
CIA World Fact Book US
2002  
71.1 (59.4)
Year Three of the UCLA Internet Report, UCLA 1/31/03
2002
182.13
  Neilson Netrating via Cyberatlas
2002
155
  United States, Webforum (citing ITU)
12-2002
153
  Emarketer North America Online: Demographics & Usage
4-2002
166 m
59.1%
NUA How Many Online 
(3-2002)
149 m
  The World's Online Populations  Cyberatlas  March 21, 2002
3-2002
137
66 (55)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
(3-2002)
174 million 
(55%)
Web growth slows, but time online rises USA Today March 28 2002
2-2002
110 m
69% [adults]
Ipsos Read Internet Facts
12/2001
(56,376 k)
(52.3%)
Technology Administration, Department of Commerce, Understanding Broadband Demand, A Review of Critical Issues , page 5 (Sept 23, 2002)
10/2001
127 m
64 (53) Harris Poll #63 (Sept. 8, 2004) (adults)
9/2001
(65m HH)
(61% HH)
 Three in five US households online NUA (Sept 2001)
4/2001
126 m
64 (53) Harris Poll #63 (Sept. 8, 2004) (adults)
2001  
72.3 (58.4)
Year Three of the UCLA Internet Report, UCLA 1/31/03
10-2001
127
64 (52)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
9-2001  
54%
U.S. Web usage hits 54 percent, MSNBC 2/4/02 (citing NTIA report)
9-2001
143m
53.9%
A Nation Online: How Americans Are Expanding Their Use Of The Internet, NTIA 2/4/02
9-2001
127
  The Harris Poll® #18, April 17, 2002 Internet Penetration at 66% of Adults (137 Million) Nationwide
9-2001
(53.9m)
(50.3%)
A Nation Online: How Americans Are Expanding Their Use Of The Internet, NTIA 2/4/02
3-2001
126
64 (53)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
2001 50.4% HH Computer and Internet Use in the United States : 2003, US Census (October 2005)
11/2000
121 m
63 (49)
Harris Poll #63 (Sept. 8, 2004) (adults)
8/2000
(44m)
(41.5%)
Home Computers and Internet Use in the United States: August 2000 P23-207, Census 9/7/01
5/2000 57 (45) Harris Poll #63 (Sept. 8, 2004) (adults)
2000  
66.9 (46.9)
Year Three of the UCLA Internet Report, UCLA 1/31/03
10/2000
121
63 (49)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
5/2000
114
57 (45)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
12/1999
113
56 (46)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
1998  
(26.2%)
Home Computers and Internet Use in the United States: August 2000 P23-207, Census 9/7/01
2/1998
70
35 (22)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
10/1997  
(18.6%)
Home Computers and Internet Use in the United States: August 2000 P23-207, Census 9/7/01
6/1997
59
30 (16)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
9/1996
33
19(16)
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate
11/1995
17.5
9
The Harris Poll® #8, February 5, 2003 Those with Internet Access to Continue to Grow but at a Slower Rate