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Internet users United States, in 26 editions.
The entry for United States published Internet users in 26 editions of 36, from 2000 to 2025. The text changed in 19 editions. Each is shown as published. Internet users in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 19
- the first edition with it
- 2000
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Internet Service Providers (ISPs)” (2000 to 2003), “Internet users” (2001 to 2025) and “Internet hosts” (2004 to 2014).
field in that editiontext changed from the edition beforenot in that editionthe edition shownChoose an edition on the strip beside the text, or step through them with the arrows. Mark changes compares it with the edition before: the marks are ours, words added and words removed.
2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Internet Service Providers (ISPs)”
7,600 (1999 est.)
7,600 (1999 est.)
Published as “Internet Service Providers (ISPs)”
7,800 (2000 est.)
Published as “Internet users”
148 million (2000)
7,600 (1999 7,800 (2000 est.)
148 million (2000)
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Internet Service Providers (ISPs)”
7,000 (2002 est.)
Published as “Internet users”
165.75 million (2002)
7,800 (2000 7,000 (2002 est.)148 165.75 million (2000) (2002)
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
Published as “Internet hosts”
115,311,958 (2002)
Published as “Internet users”
159 million (2002)
7,000 (2002 est.) 115,311,958 (2002)165.75 159 million (2002)
Published as “Internet hosts”
195,138,696 (2005)
Published as “Internet users”
205,326,680 (2005)
115,311,958 (2002) 195,138,696 (2005)159 million (2002) 205,326,680 (2005)
Published as “Internet hosts”
3.95 million (2007)
Published as “Internet users”
208 million (2006)
195,138,696 (2005) 3.95 million (2007)205,326,680 (2005) 208 million (2006)
Published as “Internet hosts”
316 million (2008); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org
Published as “Internet users”
223 million (2008)
Rewritten: too little of the 2007 text remains to mark the changes.
316 million (2008); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org
223 million (2008)
Published as “Internet hosts”
383 million (2009); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org
country comparison to the world: 1
Published as “Internet users”
231 million (2008)
- country comparison to the world: 2
316 383 million (2008); (2009); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org223 country comparison to the world:
1
231 million (2008)
country comparison to the world:
2
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
Published as “Internet hosts”
439 million (2010); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org
country comparison to the world: 1
Published as “Internet users”
245 million (2009)
- country comparison to the world: 2
383 439 million (2009); (2010); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org
country comparison to the world:
1231 245 million (2008) (2009)
country comparison to the world:
2
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
Published as “Internet hosts”
505 million (2012); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org
country comparison to the world: 1
Published as “Internet users”
245 million (2009)
- country comparison to the world: 2
439 505 million (2010); (2012); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org
country comparison to the world:
1
245 million (2009)
country comparison to the world:
2
- total:
- 276.6 million
- percent of population:
- 86.8% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
Rewritten: too little of the 2014 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 276.6 million
percent of population: 86.8% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
- total:
- 239.58 million
- percent of population:
- 74.6% (July 2015 est.)
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
total: 276.6 239.58 million
percent of population: 86.8% (2014 74.6% (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
- total:
- 246,809,221
- percent of population:
- 76.2% (July 2016 est.)
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
total: 239.58 million 246,809,221
percent of population: 74.6% 76.2% (July 2015 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
- total:
- 246,809,221 (July 2016 est.)
- percent of population:
- 76.2% (July 2016 est.)
total: 246,809,221 (July 2016 est.)
percent of population: 76.2% (July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
- total:
- 246,809,221
- percent of population:
- 76.2% (July 2016 est.)
total: 246,809,221 (July 2016 est.)
percent of population: 76.2% (July 2016 est.)
- total:
- 285,519,020
- percent of population:
- 87.27% (July 2018 est.)
total: 246,809,221 285,519,020
percent of population: 76.2% 87.27% (July 2016 2018 est.)
- total:
- 298.8 million (2021 est.)
- percent of population:
- 87.27% (2019 est.)
total: 285,519,020 298.8 million (2021 est.)
percent of population: 87.27% (July 2018 (2019 est.)
- total:
- 301,665,983 (2020 est.)
- percent of population:
- 91% (2020 est.)
total: 298.8 million (2021 301,665,983 (2020 est.)
percent of population: 87.27% (2019 91% (2020 est.)
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- total:
- 312.8 million (2021 est.)
- percent of population:
- 92% (2021 est.)
total: 301,665,983 (2020 312.8 million (2021 est.)
percent of population: 91% (2020 92% (2021 est.)
- percent of population:
- 93% (2023 est.)
total: 312.8 million (2021 est.)percent of population: 92% (2021 93% (2023 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “United States: Internet users.” The World Factbook, 2000–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-states/internet-users.