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When developing a web marketing plan and spending money on a website for your business it is important to know who's on the web, who's going to find your site and who's going to read your site. Nothing beats asking your customers directly who they are and what they do online, but if that's not possible then this list of Internet Usage statistics may help.

Active Internet Users by Country

Search Engine User Demographics

Small Business Internet Access Methods

Roughly 90 percent of North Americians surf the Internet at least once per day; 71 percent spend at least 10 hours per week online; more than three-quarters surf at home; 83 percent have at least four years of online experience; and 56 percent connect at high speed. - According to Robyn Greenspan, April 2004 on Clickz.com

According to a recent Media Metrix report, the 55 years and older segment is the fastest growing Internet demographic group. The report shows that older adults (55+ years) now comprise 13 percent of total online users - outpacing 13- to 17 year olds who trail at 7.6 percent.