|
DATE |
NUMBER OF USERS |
% WORLD |
|
December, 1995 |
16 millions
|
0.4 %
|
|
December, 1996 |
36 millions
|
0.9 %
|
|
December, 1997 |
70 millions
|
1.7 %
|
|
December, 1998 |
147 millions
|
3.6 %
|
|
December, 1999 |
248 millions
|
4.1 %
|
|
March, 2000 |
304 millions
|
5.0 %
|
|
July, 2000 |
359 millions
|
5.9 %
|
|
December, 2000 |
451 millions
|
7.4 %
|
|
March, 2001 |
458 millions
|
7.6 %
|
|
June, 2001 |
479 millions
|
7.9 %
|
|
August, 2001 |
513 millions
|
8.6 %
|
|
April, 2002 |
558 millions
|
8.6 %
|
|
July, 2002 |
569 millions
|
9.1 %
|
|
September, 2002 |
587 millions
|
9.4 %
|
|
March, 2003 |
608 millions
|
9.7 %
|
|
September, 2003 |
677 millions
|
10.6 %
|
|
October, 2003 |
682 millions
|
10.7 %
|
|
December, 2003 |
719 millions
|
11.1 %
|
|
February, 2004 |
745 millions
|
11.5 %
|
|
May, 2004 |
757 millions
|
11.7 %
|
|
October, 2004 |
812 millions
|
12.7 %
|
|
December, 2004 |
817 millions
|
12.7 %
|
|
March, 2005 |
888 millions
|
13.9 %
|
|
June, 2005 |
938 millions
|
14.6 %
|
|
September, 2005 |
957 millions
|
14.9 %
|
|
November, 2005 |
972 millions
|
15.2 %
|
|
December, 2005 |
1,018 millions
|
15.7 %
|
|
March, 2006 |
1,023 millions
|
15.7 %
|