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Online population growth more in India
By agencies
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Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 19:30 IST
NEW DELHI: People in India are taking onto the World Wide Web in a big way outpacing anyone else across the globe - including big brothers like the U.S., China, Japan and Germany in terms of the online population.
The total online population in India, measured in terms of people aged over 15 years accessing internet, rose 7.8 percent to 18.02 million in June, from 16.71 million three months ago in March, a latest survey from U.S. based technology research firm comScore Networks reveals.
The growth in the country's online population outscores the rise of 2.7 per cent in the the world's overall online audience size, which rose to 713 million in June, from 694 million in March this year.
India has also become the ninth biggest country in terms of the total online population from its 10th position three months ago, while the U.S. has retained its top slot with 153 million of web users.