Internet Trends

ADULTS 16+ YEARS

ADULTS 15+ YEARS

Jan-Dec03 (2003AB)

Jul03-Jun04 (2004)

Jan-Jun04 & Mar-Sep05 (2005)

Mar-Sep05 & Feb-Jul06 (2006)

Feb-Jun06 & Feb-Jun07 (2007A)

Feb-Nov07 (2007AB)

Jul07-Jun08 (2008BA)

Jan-Dec08 (2008AB)

July-Dec 08 & Jan-June 09 (2009BA)

Jan-Dec 09 (2009AB)

AMPS Universe (Adult Poulation in '000)

29,773

30,310

30,656

30,903

31,109

31,109

31,303

31,305

31, 524

32, 498

WWW Accessed:

000

Past 12 Months

8.3

9.4

10.3

10.7

12.6

4,339

13.4

Past 4 Weeks

5.9

5.8

6

6.4

7.1

8.1

9.1

9.5

11

3,810

11.7

Past 7 Days

4.4

4.3

4.7

5.3

6

6.9

7.7

8.1

9.3

3,170

9.8

Yesterday

2.6

2.7

3

3.4

3.9

4.6

5.2

5.6

6.4

2,223

6.8

Place Accessed:

Educational Institution where study

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.8

607

1.9

Home

2.8

3.7

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.7

2,024

6.2

Internet Café

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

2.1

764

2.4

Office

2.3

3.4

3.7

4.1

4.2

4.6

1,508

4.6

Elsewhere

0.6

0.7

0.9

1.1

1.1

1.7

678

2.1

Emails Penetration:

Sent/Received e-mail Past 4 Weeks

5.7

5.9

6.5

7.6

8.5

8.9

9.3

10.3

3,506

10.8

Used Internet:

Search

5.9

7

7.7

8

9.1

3,082

9.5

Directory Services

1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

458

1.4

Games

1.1

1.4

1.7

1.7

2.1

737

2.3

Gambling

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

71

0.2

Dating

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.5

183

0.6

Social Networking

1,365

4.2

E-mail

4.5

4.9

5.9

6.4

6.6

7.4

2,565

7.9

Instant Messaging

1.6

2.2

2.6

2.7

2.1

617

1.9

Chat (Excl Mail/Instant Mess)

0.7

1.1

1.6

2

2.2

2.4

838

2.6

Music Downloads

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.8

1,011

3.1

Download a Podcast

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.3

107

0.3

Shopping

0.4

0.8

0.9

0.9

0.8

1.2

392

1.2

Banking

1.9

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.6

1,222

3.8

Share Trading

0.3

0.3

0.5

0.6

0.7

226

0.7

Research/Obtaining info

3.6

5.4

6.3

6.9

7

7.3

2,357

7.3

Listen Radio on-line

0.4

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.9

296

0.9

Watch TV On-line

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.3

112

0.3

Read Magazine/newspaper on-line

1

1.5

1.8

2

2

2.5

856

2.6

Obtain Latest News

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.7

598

1.8

Internet Connection at Home

Dail-Up

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.5

682

2.1

ADSL

1.2

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.6

1,086

3.3

ISDN

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.5

Wireless

1

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.8

494

1.5

Cellphone/GPRS/Edge

0.1

0.2

1.6

2.5

4

965

3


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