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The Internet - Growth of Non-English Online Population by Language

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Table 21 Growth of Non-English Speaking Online Population* 1996-2001
Millions of world inhabitants
Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Other**

11

15

6.4

29

41

63
Japanese***

2

7

9

20

39

48
Chinese

0

1

2

10

31

48
German

1

4

6

14

22

37
Spanish

0

1

2

13

21

35
Korean

0

0

1

5

17

25
Italian

0

1

2

10

12

20
French

0

2

3

10

17

18
Portuguese

0

0

1

4

11

14
Scandinavian

2

2

3

8

9

11
Dutch

0

1

2

6

7

11
Source: Global Reach. 2002. [online document] 30 September 2002. (27 October 2002) Global internet statistics (by language) / Evolution of non-English speaking population.
Note:
Notes: * A language population is not restricted by the country of residence. For example, someone living in Hong Kong, the United States, or Brazil accessing a Japanese website in Tokyo or Osaka would be considered part of the Japanese language population.
  ** Other refers to other non-English speaking populations. It does not include English.
   *** Green highlighted areas represent Hong Kong's principal trade partners.
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