Over 1 billion people in Asia use the internet, accounting for approximately 28% of the region's population and 45% of global internet users. As of 2012, Asia had a population of nearly 4 billion people, making up 56% of the world's total. While internet penetration in Asia is lower than the global average, the region contains nearly 45% of all internet users worldwide due to its large population.
2. Internet Usage in Asia
INTERNET USERS AND POPULATION STATISTICS FOR ASIA
ASIA REGION
Population
( 2012 Est. )
Pop.
%
World
Internet Users
30-June-2012
Penetration
(%
Population)
Interne
t
%
Users
Facebook
31-Dec-
2012
Asia Only 3,922,066,987 55.9 % 1,076,681,059 27.5 % 44.8 %
254,336,52
0
Rest of World 3,095,779,935 44.1 % 1,328,837,317 42.9 % 55.2 %
721,607,44
0
WORLD TOTAL 7,017,846,922
100.0
%
2,405,518,376 34.3 %
100.0
%
975,943,96
0