Who uses the internet, what they do, and what it means

It took radio 38 years to attract an audience of 50 million Americans. It took television 13 years. It took the web less than four years from the moment when the Netscape browser became widely available in October 1994 to hit the 50 million mark.

According to data from our latest poll that was delivered to me Friday – a survey that was completed on March 21 [2005]– 136 million American adults nowuse the internet. That is 67% of those 18 and older. And our surveys from last fall show that 87% of teens (those ages 12-17) are online.


Demographics of Internet Users (a frequently updated table)

Internet Activities (what they do on-line)