India to have third highest online population by 2013
By siliconindia   |   Monday, 27 July 2009, 17:13 IST   |    3 Comments
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India to have third highest online population by 2013
Bangalore: The number of internet users around the world are expected to touch 2.2 billion by 2013, as India will have the third highest online population in the world. "The number of people online around the world will grow by more than 45 percent to 2.2 billion users by 2013 and Asia will continue to be the biggest Internet growth engine. India will stand at third place after China and the U.S., respectively," states technology and market research firm Forrester Research in a report. The online population in the year 2008 was about 1.5 billion, with India having an estimated 52 million internet user population. The report entitled 'Global Online Population Forecast, 2008 to 2013' notes that emerging markets like India, China and Indonesia would have an average annual growth rate of 10 to 20 percent over the next five years, that is between 2008 and 2013. Asia will account for 43 percent of the global online population, in which China will make up have half of this population, in the next four years. Asia had 38 percent of the global online population in 2008. "The shifting online population and growing spending power among the Asian consumers means that Asian markets will represent a far greater percentage of the total in 2013 than they do today," said Daniell Wigder, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research. On the other hand, the percentage of the global online population in North America will drop to 13 percent from 17 percent between 2008 and 2013, while Europe's share will also drop to 22 percent from 26 percent. Latin America will remain consistent with 11 percent share of the global online population. Countries like India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Philippines will have a substantial online growth rate. "By contrast, growth rates in some of the more mature markets such as Japan and South Korea will rise by less than two percent each year," it added.

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