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World Wide Web User Survey

Some facts and figures about users of the World Wide Web, including break down by gender and income.

By Inc. staff | 
 

Sample size: 13,000 users worldwide

Where users are located (top 4):
California: 13.7%

New York: 5.5%

Texas: 4.8%

United Kingdom: 3.8%

Hours per week of "fun" computing
Less than 5: 34.5%

6 to 10: 34.9%

More than 10: 30.6%

Median annual income
For all services: $50,000-$60,000

Highest among services: $60,000-$75,000 (Prodigy users)

Occupation
Computer-related: 31.4%

Education: 23.7%

Management: 12.2%

Other professional: 21.9%

Nonprofessional: 10.8%

Gender
Female: 15.5%

Male: 82.0%

Rather not say: 2.5%

Willingness to pay fees for access to web sites
Definitely not willing: 22.6%

Definitely willing: 2.7%

Depends on cost and/or quality: 74.6%

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Source: Georgia Institute of Technology's Graphics Visualization & Usability Center, Third World Wide Web Survey

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