Stats - Social Networking

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01/07/2006

While 20% of regular Internet users worldwide had visited a social networking site in the previous 30 days, the figure was highest in South Korea - 55%, followed by Brazil, China and then the US with 24%, according to Ipsos Insight's annual study "The Face of the Web". The Ipsos study also claims that 34% of worldwide Internet users have watched a TV show or other video stream online, up from 31% a year earlier. However, this same growth was not seen in online music.

According to the study, 51% of Internet users worldwide played streaming music or radio, down from 52% a year earlier; while 43% downloaded a music file, down from 44%.

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