Europe Net : Internet Users Statistics

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The Western Europe Internet report tracks Internet user and usage trends across the continent, concentrating on the five major countries: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Gartner conducted a survey of the Internet economy in Europe and found that, in most respondents' minds, the Internet had created a revolution. Gartner looked at four layers of the Internet economy: revenues for network equipment; revenues for Internet consulting, applications, and support services; the value of Internet intermediaries; and Internet commerce. The conclusion was that the Internet is important to the economy of all Western European countries.

A list with free and affordable ISPs in Europe

The use of internet varies heavily between the European countries. The level of internet penetration, for example, ranges from 12% in Romania to 82% in Sweden.

The European Commission has decided to promote as much as possible the grid type networks; the interest is not focused towards advanced computing solutions, but on electricity networks.

Firefox narrowly misses 28% use in Europe Internet Explorer under 70% .The ascension of Firefox continues… Nearly 28% average use rate in Europe in the beginning of July 2007, with a progression in the totality of the 32 European countries studied.

A study on Internet take-up carried out by Pro Active International has found that Internet use is growing faster in Europe than it is in the US. The Pan European Internet Monitor estimates that 34% of Europeans, or 107.8 million, have access to the Internet and 24.1% (75.9 million) had been online in the 14 days before the survey. This compares with 50% of US citizens with Internet access, of whom 35% had been online in the previous 14 days. The gap between US and European use is narrowing fast, however. Sweden has the highest rate of Internet use: 53% of citizens had been online in the 14 days before the survey.

The European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) has revealed the results of a study entitled 'The EIAA Mediascope Europe Study'. The study reveals that media consumption in Europe has increased across the board.