SINGAPORE - A study of Internet behaviour in the Asia-Pacific region revealed that Singaporeans spent more time and viewed more pages than the regional average.
Netizens from the Republic, on average, visited the Internet 15.5 days a month and spent 25.7 hours viewing 2,406 pages, compared to the regional figures of 13.8 days, 20.2 hours and 2,171 pages.
The World Metrix study in May done by comScore, an online research firm, compared Internet usage across 10 economies, with Internet penetration rates ranging from 3 to 65 per cent.
The greatest rate of online activity came from South Korea, with 65 per cent of its population going online. It was followed by Australia and New Zealand.
Singapore’s online penetration rate was 58 per cent.
While China had the largest online population, or 91.5 million people, this only made up 9 per cent of the country’s population — giving it a low Internet penetration rate. Along with Japan and South Korea, the three countries accounted for 60 per cent of the region’s Internet population.
The Asia-Pacific makes up a third of the world’s online population, said comScore.
Yahoo’s websites were the most popular in the region, with Microsoft and Google trailing close behind.
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CNA
