The line graph illustrates an approximate number of Internet users around the world from 1995 to 2002 in millions. A striking feature of the chart is that the overall usage increased rapidly throughout the period given. From 1995 to 1999 the growth was quite slow but steady, starting from 26 million people online then adding almost 10 times more users by 1999. After this, just in one year the number rocketed significantly, doubling the previous figure.
The pie chart displays how many people from different continents used the Internet in 2003 by percent.
The USA and Canada represented the majority of users with 53% compared to the other parts of the world. Europe, in turn, stood at 24% of the total Internet usage. While the percent of people online in Asia and the Pacific accounted for 15% of the statistics, Africa and South America were at 1% and 6%, respectively.
Overall, both charts show that the general usage of the Internet jumped considerably between 1995 and 2002 in all parts of the world, but The USA and Canada demonstrated the greatest interest among other continents.