The link http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm gives the Internet Penetration statistics of the world.
*WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS* |
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*World Regions* | Population * ( 2009 Est.)* | Internet Users * Dec. 31, 2000* | Internet Users * Latest Data* | Penetration * (% Population)* | Growth * 2000-2009* | Users % * of Table* |
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Africa\ | 991,002,342 | 4,514,400 | 67,371,700 | 6.8 % | 1,392.4 % | 3.9 % |
Asia\ | 3,808,070,503 | 114,304,000 | 738,257,230 | 19.4 % | 545.9 % | 42.6 % |
Europe\ | 803,850,858 | 105,096,093 | 418,029,796 | 52.0 % | 297.8 % | 24.1 % |
[Middle East\ | http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats5.htm] | 202,687,005 | 3,284,800 | 57,425,046 | 28.3 % | 1,648.2 % | 3.3 % |
[North America\ | http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats14.htm] | 340,831,831 | 108,096,800 | 252,908,000 | 74.2 % | 134.0 % | 14.6 % |
[Latin America/Caribbean\ | http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats10.htm] | 586,662,468 | 18,068,919 | 179,031,479 | 30.5 % | 890.8 % | 10.3 % |
[Oceania / Australia\ | http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats6.htm] | 34,700,201 | 7,620,480 | 20,970,490 | 60.4 % | 175.2 % | 1.2 % |
*WORLD TOTAL* | 6,767,805,208 | 360,985,492 | 1,733,993,741 | 25.6 % | 380.3 % | 100.0 % |
VmWare has solutions from the desktop to datacenter to cloud.How can VmWare penetrate more especially to the B2C segment (direct market or enabling/ indirect). Internet Infrastructure needs all the solutions provided by VmWare. Some markets mentioned above may be offered the basic/expected product while others may require augmented product. Most of the people with high penetration levels are in-habited to the desktop applications popular today. They need to be migrated to the VmWare world by providing high value products.There is a lot of market yet to know about the computing and value is introduction to computing/internet, vmware can provide offerings with their existing products.It is even better for VmWare for this market to make VmWare solutions as an habit - educating customers today and building a broad customer base. Develop brand equity before it is lot more dearer tommorrow.
The social networking websites are growing at phenomenal rate.
The World’s Youth Population, Ages 15 to 24, Will Become More and
More Concentrated in Africa and Asia - Educating / attracting folks towards vmware solutions??
A $ or few cents per head ???