712,976,000 Onliners

ComScore reports that the online population aged 15-plus grew to 712,976,000 in June 2006 on a global scale. An amazing 10.44 percent of the world population is online and using the internet today. Growth rates are steady or high - especially in developing countries.

Countries Top 10

• U.S. 153,074,ooo
• China 78,310,ooo
• Japan 53,104,ooo
• Germany 31,977,ooo
• U.K. 29,832,ooo
• Korea 25,183,ooo
• France 23,801,ooo
• Canada 19,595,ooo
• India 18,020,ooo
• Italy 16,857,ooo

The U.S. is still leading, but china catches up fast.

YouTube, Advertising

ComScore also reports that YouTube breaks into their Media Metrix Top 50, debuting at number 4o with 16 million visitors in July 2006, a 2o-percent increase versus June.

The Top 10 Ad Focus Ranking July 2006 [U.S.]:

• Advertising.com 146,212,ooo
• Yahoo! 128,381,ooo
• ValueClick 127,694,ooo
• AOL Media Network 112,709,ooo
• Tribal Fusion 106,957,ooo
• Casale Media Network 105,771,ooo
• MSN-Windows Live 99,912,ooo
• Google 99,526,ooo
• Vendare Media 96,428,ooo
• AOL 87,936,ooo