1 billion Internet Users

Internet metrics company comScore on Friday reported that the number of worldwide Internet users in December topped 1 billion users, the first time that barrier has been breached.
The key metric in the number of users is that most of them are from Asia, predominantly so: 41 percent, compared to 28 percent in North America and 18 percent in Europe. Although a sizeable percentage of Europe speaks English in some capacity (as does Asia), the numbers indicate that most of the world's Internet traffic will most likely be communicated using some non-English language. China, for example, had 179 million users, topping the list of wired countries; the U.S. was second, at 163 million. Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom rounded out the top five.

100 billion clicks per day
55 trillion links
5% of global electricity used by Internet
255 exabytes of information
7 terrabytes of data transferred every second (20 terrabytes per second at Library of Congress)

Thats a lot of info....

My 7yr old has to take a lot of her test in the 1st grade on the computer.... She's doing math and stuff I think we didn't get to until almost 3rd grade. ITs unreal what they put the kids these days,,, but they take to it pretty quick.... I'm amazed....

Thanks for the info...that's incredible! Kinda scary the US is slipping in its position as global leader...