STATISTICS
SITES
GVU WWW User Surveys 
Bi-annual surveys of Internet users by Georgia Tech's Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center.
The Internet Economy Indicators
Current information about the Internet economy - its workers, growth rate, revenue, more - from the University of Texas Business School.
Media Metrix
Market research firm that regularly releases the "Top Properties" list of most popular sites. (Acquired the company and website Relevant Knowledge, relevantknowledge.com.)
Nielsen//NetRatings
Statistics on general Internet use, and how many users use particular high-traffic sites.
ARTICLES
Ad Revenues Not Immune to Dot-Com Crunch
Online ad spending shrank by 6.5% from the second quarter of 2000 to the third quarter, the first time such spending has ever declined. (12/20/2000 at The Industry Standard)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Despite the dotcom downturn, various statistics - Internet usage, wireless usage, ecommerce revenue - are up. (12/18/2000 at The Industry Standard)
Competitive Media Reporting: Online Ad Spend Down on Last Year
According to CMRi, online ad spending in the U.S. was $1.5 million for the first half of 2001, down 10 percent from the first six months of 2000. (9/11/2001 at NUA Internet Surveys)
Computer Security Vulnerabilities Double In '01- CERT
According to CERT, the number of security incidents and the number of computer vulnerabilities both doubled from 2000 to 2001. (1/11/2002 at NewsBytes)
Computer, Internet Use Increases at Small Businesses
85% of small-business owners in the U.S. have Internet connections; half of those have a website. (10/4/2001 at CyberAtlas)
Consumer E-Commerce Up Slightly in March
Statistics showing cash spent by consumers online in February and March 2001, on various categories such as software, books, music, etc. (4/25/2001 at CyberAtlas)
Dataquest: Digital Divide Persists in Latin America
According to a Dataquest report, the digital divide in Latin America is widening. (4/17/2001 at NUA Internet Surveys)
Dot-Com Failures Pass 700
According to Webmergers.com, the number of dot-com failures this year has passed 700; including 30 shutdowns in October. Most of the latest company closings were consumer-oriented ventures. (10/31/2001 at Interactive Week)
Even Among Big Names, Linux OS Has a Future
Statistics on how people are using Linux - 67% of survey respondents use it as a web server; 79% are familiar with Red Hat. (3/8/2001 at CyberAtlas)
First Brazilian Web Use Measurements Released
According to Media Metrix, 8,650,000 people in Brazil used the Web in August, 2000. (9/15/2000 at NewsBytes)
Global Internet Usage Has Come a Long Way
Information from the most recent ITU Telecommunication Indicators Update: 214 countries were connected to the Internet in 2000; Iceland has the highest percentage of Internet penetration; and there are 104 million "host" computers on the Net. (4/20/2001 at eMarketer)
GSM Association: Over 16bn Text Messages Sent Monthly
According to the GSM Association, the number of SMS text messages sent to GSM wireless phones was 1 billion in April 1999; 16 billion per month in early 2001; and should pass 25 billion by December 2001. (5/31/2001 at NUA Internet Surveys)
Holiday Net Sales Not So Bad
Holiday sales at online retailers were up 15% over the previous year; not spectacular, but better growth then offline retailers saw. (1/8/2002 at Wired News)
IDC: Asia Web Users to Outnumber United States by 2005
IDC says that by 2005, 240 million people in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) will have Internet access; wireless access in the region will outpace PC-based access. (4/27/2001 at InfoWorld)
IFCC: More Consumers Conned by Auction Fraudsters
64 percent of the more than 30,000 complaints received by the US's Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) have related to auction fraud; the fraud total was almost $4 million last year, and is already $3.2 million in the first 4 months of 2001. (5/30/2001 at NUA Internet Surveys)
Internet Access in America: Who's Got It, Who Needs It?
According to research by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 57 percent of non-Internet users don't want Net access, and income disparities are greater than racial disparities in terms of who is online. (10/2/2000 at CyberAtlas)
The Internet's Biggest Revenue Generators Redux
The top 20 Internet companies by revenue. The top 4: Cisco, AOL, Amazon, and Palm. (9/27/2000 at Internet Stock Report)
It's a Smaller World Wide Web After All
According to Netcraft, the number of websites dropped by 182,142 from November and December 2001; they speculate that this is a result of domain names registered in late 1999 coming up for renewal, and not being renewed because they aren't worth keeping. (1/2/2002 at News.com)
ITU Data: No Surprises in Europe
According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Scandinavia has more Internet hosts per capita, PCs per inhabitant, and Internet users as a percentage of population than the rest of Europe. (4/25/2001 at eMarketer)
Jupiter Media Metrix: Consumers Indifferent to Rich Media
According to a Jupiter Media Metrix poll, consumers would rather go to news and information sites that load quickly and offer personalization than such sites that offer rich media. (9/12/2001 at NUA Internet Surveys)
The Land of the Rising eCommerce
According to eMarketer, e-commerce revenue in Japan is set to grow substantially in coming years. (3/2/2001 at eMarketer)
Looking Backward
According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the third quarter of 2000 showed the first sequential quarterly decline in online advertising ever; also, banner ads made up a smaller proportion of ad sales. (4/26/2001 at eMarketer)
NCTE: Young children find pornography on the Net
An EU study indicates that almost a quarter of children in several European countries have accidentally encountered pornography online. (7/24/2002 at NUA Internet Surveys)
Nearly Half Of US Adults Buy Online - Survey
According to a Nielsen/NetRatings survey, 48.2 percent of U.S. adults have bought something online. (4/23/2001 at NewsBytes)
Net Grows and Shrinks Dramatically
According to Jupiter Media Metrix, web surfers spend 60% of their time online using 14 companies' products and services; in 1999, it was 60% across 110 companies. 50% of Net time is now used on services from AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Napster. (6/5/2001 at ZDNet)
Online Ad Spending Falls 9 Percent
Third-quarter online advertising was down about 9 percent from the previous year's third quarter and the previous quarter; the top ten sites continue to get 75% of online ads. (12/4/2001 at Reuters)
Online Buying Stalls in Q2
A Greenfield Online survey analysis indicates that while the percentage of Internet users who made purchases in the second quarter of 2000 declined, the total number of online buyers increased. (10/2/2000 at eMarketer)
Online Fraud Loss 19 Times Offline's - Gartner
More than 5 percent of online consumers were hit by credit card fraud; but they were unclear whether their card info was stolen online or offline. (3/4/2002 at NewsBytes)
Profitability Within Reach for Most Web Sites
According to ActivMedia Research's study "E-Survivors: Winning E-Commerce Strategies for 2001", over half of all profit-seeking websites are already profitable; and the typical website becomes profitable after two years online. (6/6/2001 at CyberAtlas)
Q2 Online Ads: Another $2 Billion Spent
The Internet Advertising Bureau reports that online ad revenue was $2 billion in the second quarter of 2000, 127% higher than last year's second quarter. (10/5/2000 at eMarketer)
Report: E-tail Traffic Up 43 Percent
According to Jupiter Media Metrix, online shopping during Thanksgiving week was up 43% over the same weekend last year; but they caution that the increase may not last throughout the holiday season. (11/29/2001 at ECommerce Times)
Russian Internet Landscape Still Bleak
Computer and Internet use in Russia still lag other "developed" countries; 2.9 million of Russia's 122 million adults are active Net users. (2/21/2001 at eMarketer)
Search Engine War Brewing - Study
According to StatMarket, Yahoo is the most-used search site in the US, followed by MSN; globally, Yahoo is first, Google is second, and MSN is third. (5/30/2001 at NewsBytes)
Silicon Valley Job Growth Begins to Slow
Job growth in Silicon Valley slowed from 3.8% in 1999 to 3% in 2000, according to Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network; in their report, they also provide figures on transportation and housing problems. (1/18/2001 at The New York Times)
Sizing the ASP Market
Revenues for Application Service Providers in 2000 are projected to be between $1 billion and $3 billion, depending on how you define their revenues. (11/3/2000 at eMarketer)
Standard, Plain-English Privacy Policies Wanted - Surveys
According to a Privacy Leadership Initiative survey, 64 percent of web-surfing adults ignore or barely glance at privacy policies; 70 percent favor shorter, simpler policies. (12/3/2001 at NewsBytes)
StatMarket: Direct Navigation Up as Branding Succeeds
According to one survey, 52% of Internet users go directly to websites they want to use, instead of using search engines and links; this is up from 46% last year. (2/14/2002 at NUA Internet Surveys)
Study: Most U.S. Net Crime at Auction Sites
According to a study from eMarketer.com, 87% of online fraud last year took place at auction websites; the average victim was between 20 and 40, and lost $600. (1/10/2001 at The Industry Standard)
Telcordia: Number of Internet Hosts Reaches 100 Million
According to researchers at Telcordia, the number of Internet hosts - including workstations, router, mail servers, etc. - has reached 100 million, and the global online population is 350 million. (1/12/2001 at NUA Internet Surveys)
Top 25 Web Properties of December 2000
The web "properties" with the most unique visitors in December 2000, led by AOL websites, Yahoo, and MSN. (1/18/2001 at CyberAtlas)
Top 25 Web Properties of July 2000
Nielsen rates the top July 2000 web properties by traffic.The leaders are AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, and Microsoft. (8/18/2000 at CyberAtlas)
Top 50 Sites of August 2000
The top 50 websites (by unique visitor) in August 2000, according to PC Data. (1) yahoo.com, (2) aol.com, (3) msn.com. (9/14/2000 at CyberAtlas)
Top 50 Sites of February 2001
The top 50 websites for February 2001, according to PC Data Online: yahoo.com, aol.com, msn.com, etc. (3/8/2001 at CyberAtlas)
Top 50 Web Properties of March 2001
The top web properties in March 2001: Microsoft Corp., Yahoo, AOL Time Warner, etc. (4/24/2001 at CyberAtlas)
Top E-Tailers of August 2000
Amazon had the most buyers, 1.6 million, in August 2000; ticketmaster.com came in second with 595,000. (9/15/2000 at CyberAtlas)
Top E-Tailers of December 2000
The most-frequently-bought-at etailers in December, 2000, were Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CDNow, and JC Penney (in that order), according to PC Data Online. (1/10/2001 at CyberAtlas)
Web Accessibility: 500 Million and Growing
Statistics on the number of people worldwide, and in particular countries, who have disabilities. (3/16/2001 at Web Review)
ZDNet (UK): Half a Billion Online
Nielsen NetRatings says that at the end of 2001, 498 million people around the world had access to the Internet from home. (3/8/2002 at NUA Internet Surveys)
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