[eccr] Europe is the new centre of the web world

Title: Europe is the new centre of the web world

Europe is the new centre of the web world
06/09/2002     
by  Mark Obstfeld

Europe has become the new centre of the internet world, according to a report from the NUA, which shows internet penetration levels static throughout much of the rest of the world. 

Commenting to the Guardian newspaper, president of the Internet Advertisers Bureau, Danny Meadows-Klue said, "This is a turning point in the internet's development. The world's focus is shifting to Europe and the online media are coming of age. The fact that more people are now online in Europe than in the US is staggering and companies that understand the new economy are best placed to exploit these growing audiences." 

Significant findings of the report are that Europeans now account for 32 per cent of all internet users, with 186m regularly logging on. 183m do so in America, while 168m users in the Asia-Pacific region use the web regularly. 

Within Europe, Iceland has the highest penetration, with seven in ten people online. In the UK, over half the population have a regular connection. 

The figures show that over the last 21 months, 174m new users have joined the web community, bringing totals to around 581m worldwide. 

Mark Obstfeld is the Editor of TVMeetsTheWeb. He read English and American Studies at Birmingham University (UK), before completing a Master's Degree there in History, Film and Television. He recently graduated with Distinction from the London School of Journalism.

Source: http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=12448