Datawatch: the internet’s population

The number of internet users hit 3bn on Monday, about 40 per cent of the world’s population. The first billion was reached in 2005 and the second in 2010. A fifth of all users live in China, and just under 10 per cent come from the US. The statistics come from Internet Live Stats which gets data from the UN, World Bank and the International Telecommunication Union. Anyone with access to the internet at home is counted as a user.