During some of my research, I came across some eye-opening statistics!
Blog Facts
1. 50 Million US Internet users visited blog sites in Q1 2005. That’s 30% of all US Internet Users and 1 in 6 of total US population. Source: ComScore
By extrapolating the date in #5 below, that number would now be (at a minimum) over 71 million Internet users visiting blogs.
2. 1 out of 20 US adults have created a blog and 11% of Internet users are regular blog readers. Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Report
Using current data, that means over 12 million people have created blogs and over 26 million read them.
3. In a survey of the attitudes toward blogs, 77% of the respondents thought the regularly updated journals were a useful way to get insights into the products and services they should buy. Source: BBC Report
Think of the power testimonials and recommendations have.
4. According to Technorati, currently there are 51.8 Million weblogs and the blogosphere continues to double about every 6 months.
5. World Internet Users: Percentage of the Population
Internet usage information - data published by Nielsen/NetRatings, by the International Telecommunications Union, by local NIC, and other reliable sources. November 30, 2007.
- North America 70.9% (number of people: 237,168,545)
- Oceania/Australia 57.3%
- Europe 42.9%
- Latin America/Caribbean 21.5%
- Middle East 17.4%
- Asia 12.4%
- Africa 4.7%
- World Total 19.1%
6. Total number of people in the world using the Internet: 1,262,032,697
Almost 20% of the entire world uses the Internet! And by knowing how to harness that power, you - as an individual - can reach the world.
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Kay, this is a nice write up, well-researched and very correct. I started blogging two years ago and I can confess that I continue to get connected to many people online. Many people now know my country because of my efforts online. But I must admit that to get noticed in the blogosphere is not that easy.
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