IF YOU THOUGHT
THE INTERNET WAS A BIG DEAL...YOU WERE RIGHT
We found these statistics about the Internet
and thought you might like to be informed on the
ways of the wired.
- By 2007 there will be 1.1 billion Internet
users worldwide. - Source: IDC, 2004
- Worldwide broadband subscribers exceeded
150 million in 2004. - Source: Point Topic,
2004
- Over 40% of all Americans have made a purchase
online. - Source: NDP Group, 2004
- Over 75% of online consumers do not care
whether an online store is run by a large or
small company. - Source: TNS, 2004
(Did you read about the college freshman
who started a company with his step-father and
is now making millions selling chairs from home?)
- $1.6 trillion was made via e-commerce in
2003; $7.1 trillion is expected in 2007. - Source:
IDC, 2004
- A recent UK study indicated that 82% of Internet
users go online to research products and services.
- Source: UK National Statistics Office
2004
- More than 60 million Europeans now shop online,
an increase of 50% since 2003. - Source:
Forrester, December 2004
- US online retail sales will more than double
over the next six years, reaching $316 billion
by 2010. - Source: Forrester, August 2004
- 61% of small and mid-sized enterprises believe
the Internet is a significant advertising medium.
- Source: The Kelsey Group, November 2004
- In 2004, paid search advertising grew by
51% to $3.6 billion in the US alone. - Source:
eMarketer 2004
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