India's Internet Users & Subscribers

All Numbers are in Million

Sep '03 Dec '03 Mar '04 TRAI : Internet suscribers Broadband subscribers (> 256 kbps)

3.98

4.14

4.55

IMRB Annual Surveys : 2000 English-knowing individuals PC literates Ever used Internet 5 Active Internet users (at least once a month) 2

2001

2003

16 9 4

31 12 7

Note : TRAI = Telecom Regulatory Authority of India IMRB = Indian Market Research Bureau,

Average number of Internet users per Internet subscriber is estimated to be 3 to 4, due to sh

INDIA'S INTERNET USERS & SUBSCRIBERS

Jun '04

Sep '04

4.93

Dec '04

5.32

2004

2006

42 16 11

53 32 21

Mar '05

5.45 0.05

Jun '05

5.55 0.18

5.89 0.4

Sep '05 6.13 0.61

Oct '05

0.69

Dec '05 6.7 0.9

March Sep 2008 2008 (est.) 59 50 36

57 42

estimated to be 3 to 4, due to shared access in cybercafes and due to multiple users at home per subscription.

Mar '06

subscription.

6.93 1.35

Jun '06 6.94 1.56

Sep '06 8.1 1.82

Dec '06 8.58 2.05

Mar '07 9.27 2.34

Jun '07 Sep '07 Dec '07 9.22 2.42

10.36

Mar '08 Jun '08 Sep '08 Dec '08 11.09

11.66

12.24

12.85 5.52

Million Subs

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