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Internet Statistics

Let's face it. Not many members of the public -- even the computer literate public - are on the Internet.

- John Goodwin, 17 July 1993.

The following sites maintain statistics on the size and scale of the Internet:

Global Internet Statistics
Hobbes' Internet Timeline
Internet World Stats
ISC Internet Domain Statistics
Net Caucus Internet Statistics and Reports
WebUse Internet Survey Statistics

Historical Internet statistics:

Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Technology (1997)
Network Wizards Internet Domain Statistics (1999)
Web Characterization Project Internet Statistics (2002)

Internet statistics indexes:

Google -- Internet Statistics & Demographics
RefDesk -- Internet Usage Snapshot
Yahoo -- Internet Statistics and Demographics

You can find Internet statistics at the following pages of this site:

Internet network topology
Internet traffic statistics
Usenet Statistics
Web Statistics
Browser Statistics

RFC 1296 provides a historical overview of the Internet's growth from 1981 to 1991, including Internet statistics and graphs on hosts, IP address, and domains.