INTERNET USAGE IN SOUTH AMERICA

Source InternetWorldStats.com
Mailed 2004-10-20

Growth in usage, penetration, and percentage users by country.

South America
Population
(Est. 2004)
Internet Users
Latest Data

Use Growth
(2000-2004)

% Population
(Penetration)
% Users
In S.A.
Argentina
37,740,400
4,100,000
64 %
10.9 %
11.3 %
Bolivia
8,879,600
270,000
125 %
3 %
0.7 %
Brazil
179,383,500
19,311,854
286.2 %
10.8 %
53.4 %
Chile
15,482,300
3,575,000
103.4 %
23.1 %
9.9 %
Colombia
45,299,400
2,732,200
211.2 %
6 %
7.6 %
Ecuador
12,664,700
569,700
216.5 %
4.5 %
1.6 %
Falkland-Islands
2,400
-
-
-
n/a
French Guiana (FR)
196,800
3,200 
60 %
1.6 %
0 %
Guyana
869,100
125,000
4066.7 %
14.4 %
0.3 %
Paraguay
5,469,600
120,000
500 %
2.2 %
0.3 %
Peru
27,639,000
2,850,000
14 %
10.3 %
7.9 %
Suriname
460,300
20,000
70.9 %
4.3 %
0.1 %
Uruguay
3,428,900
1,190,120
221.7 %
34.7 %
3.3 %
Venezuela
24,705,900
1,274,400
34.1 %
5.2 %
3.5 %
TOTAL
362,221,900
36,141,474
153 %
10 %
100 %

Notes:

  1. South America Internet Usage and Population Statistics were updated on September 1, 2004.
  2. Population numbers are based on data contained in gazetteer.de.
  3. The most recent usage comes mainly from data published by Nielsen/NetRatings, IYU, and other local sources.

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