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Net Facts & Figures

350 million USD was raised online by all charities according to industries estimates. - Source: GetActive.com, 2005
80% of gifts towards Oxfam aid/developnment program were received online. - Source: Oxfam, 2005
56% of Internet Users consult search engines to get to websites. - Source: ItFacts, 2005
By 2007 there will be 1.1 billion Internet users worldwide. - Source: IDC, 2004
Worldwide broadband subscribers exceeded 150 million in 2004. - Source: Point Topic, 2004
Over 40% of all Americans have made a purchase online. - Source: NDP Group, 2004
Over 75% of online consumers do not care whether an online store is run by a large or small company. - Source: TNS, 2004
$1.6 trillion was made via e-commerce in 2003; $7.1 trillion is expected in 2007. - Source: IDC, 2004
A recent UK study indicated that 82% of Internet users go online to research products and services. - Source: UK National Statistics Office 2004
More than 60 million Europeans now shop online, an increase of 50% since 2003. - Source: Forrester, December 2004
US online retail sales will more than double over the next six years, reaching $316 billion by 2010. - Source: Forrester, August 2004
61% of small and mid-sized enterprises believe the Internet is a significant advertising medium. - Source: The Kelsey Group, November 2004
In 2004, paid search advertising grew by 51% to $3.6 billion in the US alone. - Source: eMarketer 2004

4th biggest user of Internet in EU

Luxembourg is the 4th biggest user of the Internet in the European Union, according to Internet World Stats. In Luxembourg, 68% of the population use the Interent. This puts Luxembourg ahead of her neighbours France (50%), Germany (61.3%) and Belgium (48.5%).

Luxembourg is the 10th biggest user of the Internet in the world, only four places behind the United States.