GlobalInternet2019 {Lock5Data}

Global Internet Usage

Description

Internet usage for several countries

Format

A data frame with 9 observations on the following 3 variables.

Country

Name of country

InternetSpeed

Average download speed (in Mb)

HoursOnline

Average hours online per day

Details

The Worldwide Broadband Speed League tests internet speeds at millions of access points around the world. The average download speed for each country is derived from those data. The DataReportal site provides summaries of country level data on internet usage obtained from various sources. The average number of hours spent online for each country is based on survey data reported at that site.
** Updated for 3e (earlier version from 2011 is at GlobalInternet2011).

Source

Internet speeds for 2019 downloaded from https://www.cable.co.uk/broadband/speed/worldwide-speed-league/
Online hours for 2019 downloaded from https://datareportal.com/library