Net Facts & Figures

1. By 2007 there will be 1.1 billion Internet users worldwide. - Source: IDC, 2004

2. Worldwide broadband subscribers exceeded 150 million in 2004. - Source: Point Topic, 2004
   
   

3. Over 40% of all Americans have made a purchase online. - Source: NDP Group, 2004

4. Over 75% of online consumers do not care whether an online store is run by a large or small company. - Source: TNS, 2004

5. $1.6 trillion was made via e-commerce in 2003; $7.1 trillion is expected in 2007. - Source: IDC, 2004

6. A recent UK study indicated that 82% of Internet users go online to research products and services. - Source: UK National Statistics Office 2004

7. More than 60 million Europeans now shop online, an increase of 50% since 2003. - Source: Forrester, December 2004

8. US online retail sales will more than double over the next six years, reaching $316 billion by 2010. - Source: Forrester, August 2004

9. 61% of small and mid-sized enterprises believe the Internet is a significant advertising medium. - Source: The Kelsey Group, November 2004

10. In 2004, paid search advertising grew by 51% to $3.6 billion in the US alone. - Source: eMarketer 2004

The WSI Internet Consulting & Education Press Kit contains the following items:

WSI Internet Web Design and Web Marketing company Fact Sheet

Profile Nancy Vinkler, Owner of the Greater Philadelphia WSI Internet Web Design and Web Marketing franchise

Philadelphia Office Open for WSI Internet Web Design and Web Marketing company Press Release

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