Tracking the global diffusion of the internet

Abstract

Tracking the diffusion of the Internet is a daunting task because it is growing rapidly, is global, and expands organically. Nonetheless, business people, policymakers, and capacity planners are better off with approximate data than none at all. This report surveys some of the organizations that had opted to track. Some of them focus on the Internet itself; others track its telecommunication and social contexts. Others measure performance.