Based on data
from the World Factbook 2002, Internet
penetration in
the United States
and Canada
is roughly
58 percent. This
figures represents
more than 182
million users
between the
two countries.

Of the 165.75
million
U.S. users,
122.43 million are
estimated to be
"active," according
to March 2003
data from Nielsen/NetRatings. Nielsen/NetRatings
defines active
users as the
number of people
that actually
go online in
a given month.