New data on internet use and demographics
Our latest survey finds that more than half of home-internet users have broadband connections, and that there are 80 million e-shoppers, and that 14 million have contributed to charity online.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Our latest survey finds that more than half of home-internet users have broadband connections, and that there are 80 million e-shoppers, and that 14 million have contributed to charity online.
A compendium of Pew Internet Project findings presented at the 10th Anniversary of the World Wide Web Consortium in Boston on December 1.
In our Internet tracking survey in February, 2004 we recorded our highest readings ever on the number of Internet users who are e-shoppers, the number who participate in online auctions, and the number of Americans who use computers. In addition, we …
14% of the 128 million American adults now online report that they downloaded music at one time, but no longer do so. About a third of these former music downloaders – 6 million adults – say that the RIAA’s tactics are the reason they stopped.
Data provided by comScore Networks detailing the kinds of Web sites that are particularly appealing to college students, and the kinds of sites where a high proportion of shoppers are college students.
Those who have home broadband connections use the Internet differently from those who have dial-up connections. Broadband users spend more time online, do more things, and do them more often than dial-up Internet users.
Information on the Web is important to significant numbers of Americans when they are making important choices related to education and job training, investments and big-ticket purchases, and health care for themselves or for loved ones. Online mater…
Online Holiday shopping grew this season from the previous, though Internet users also increasingly use the Internet during the holiday season to search for information on travel, holiday crafts, recipes and traditions.
Hispanics who speak English make up one of the fastest growing minority Internet user groups in the country. These users are enthusiastic daily users of the Web, often looking for entertainment and information that is useful to their daily lives.Lat…
Between July-August 2000 and February 2001, the number of American adults who have downloaded music online shot up more than 40%. In another recent survey, 53% of online teens 12-17 reported downloading music.
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