Frederic Martin's List: Internet Usage

• There were 43,100,134 internet users in France (representing 69.3% of the population) in September 2009, according to Internet World Stats. This was up by 407.1% compared to 2000. (Internet World Stats, November 2009)
• Internet users in France 2008-2013:
  - 2008: 35.2 million
  - 2009: 37.0 million
  - 2010: 38.2 million
  - 2011: 39.1 million
  - 2012: 40.0 million
  - 2013: 40.8 million
• While some countries have seen the rate of growth in internet use tail off, the number of Internet users in France is still climbing steadily.
• Two-thirds (67%) of respondents in France told the EIAA that they used the Web daily, compared with the European average of 55%.
• A degree of Internet dependence is also taking hold in France, said TNS. Survey respondents were asked to rate, on a scale from 1 to 10, how much it would affect their personal lives if their Web access failed. The average impact score in France was 6.9-the highest registered in any European country.
• After a relatively slow start, the French e-commerce market is taking off in a big way too. In 2008, Germany posted the highest proportion of online buyers in Europe, with 73%, but TNS found that France was above the average, with 58% of respondents buying goods or services online. (eMarketer, February 2009)
• On the other hand, people in the UK are more likely to use the internet to make transactions and look for information.
• News and Media, Sports, Travel, and Education websites all account for a higher proportion of Internet visits in the UK than in France. (Hitwise United Kingdom Newsletter - February 2010) 

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• 25 milliards d’euros dépensés sur le Net en hausse de 26%
• Plus de 24 millions de Français achètent sur internet
• 64 000 sites marchands : + 35% en un an
• Selon l’étude publiée aujourd’hui par la Fevad et le Secrétariat d’Etat chargé du Commerce, de l’Artisanat, des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises, du Tourisme, des Services et de la Consommation, à l’occasion du bilan du commerce électronique 2009, les ventes en ligne ont progressé de 26% en 2009.
• Les ventes sur internet franchissent le cap des 25 milliards d’euros
• Le chiffre d’affaires global des ventes sur internet atteint donc 25 milliards en 2009, conformément aux prévisions de la Fevad.
• Entre 2000 et 2009 le e-commerce aura vu son chiffre d’affaires multiplié par 35.
• Il devrait en 2010 selon la Fevad dépasser les 30 milliards.
• Au total le nombre de transactions réalisées par les sites de e-commerce en 2009 est estimé à 277,8 millions.
• 24,4 millions de Français ont déjà acheté sur Internet soit 2 millions de plus en un an
• L’explosion de l’offre se poursuit : 64 100 sites marchands actifs soit 35% de plus en un an.

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• According to a study by Fevad (French National E-commerce Federation) and the Office of the French Secretary of State for Commerce, Artisanal industry, Small and Medium-sized Businesses, Tourism, Services and Consumption, published today in conjunction with the 2009 e-commerce Report, online sales increased by 26% in 2009.
• Internet sales have broken through the 25 billion euro mark
• Overall turnover from internet sales therefore reached 25 billion Euros in 2009, in line with Fevad forecasts.
• Between 2000 and 2009, e-commerce will have seen its turnover multiply 35-fold.
• According to Fevad, it is due to exceed 30 billion Euros in 2010.
• In 2009, the number of bank card transactions handled by payment platforms increased by 31% (compared with 33% in 2008).
• In total, the number of transactions carried out via e-commerce sites in 2009 is estimated at 277.8 million.
• 24.4 million people in France have already made a purchase via the internet – an increase of 2 million in a year
• According to the latest results from Médiamétrie’s Internet Usage Observatory, published in conjunction with the e-commerce assessment, the number of cyberconsumers in the fourth quarter of 2009 continued to rise, with 9% growth in a year.
• There are a total of 24.4 million online shoppers, representing an increase of 2.1 million new cyberconsumers in a year.
• The explosion in supply continues: 64,100 active merchant sites – a 35% increase in a year.
  
• Over the past 12 months, the number of cybermerchants has achieved a new record with 64,100 active merchant sites listed, representing an increase of 35% compared with 2008.
• A total of around 17,000 new active merchant sites were created in 2009 (compared with 11,800 in 2008).
• Almost two merchant sites are created every hour in France.

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• A new study by Nielsen Media Research found that the heaviest Internet users also happen to be the heaviest users of television.
• At the same time, the study showed that the lowest users of TV are also the lowest users of the Internet.
• For example, the top fifth of Internet users spend four hours and 10 minutes (250 minutes) watching television. Conversely, those TV users who do not use the Internet at all have nearly similar amounts of viewing--three hours and forty minutes of TV viewing (220 minutes).
• Other study results reveal that nearly 31% of Internet activity in households takes place while the Internet users are also watching television.
• Among very heavy users of both TV and Internet, the study noted that more than 80% of people who watched TV and used the Internet that month had simultaneous sessions--they watched TV while being online at the same minute.
• The results came from Nielsen's new TV/Internet Convergence Panel, launched earlier this month. Nielsen uses 3,000 people in more than 1,000 homes as a panel to measure the interaction between TV and the Internet.

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• Some 57% of online adults have used the internet to watch or download video, and 19% do so on a typical day, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project’s first major report on online video. Moreover, 74% of broadband users with high-speed connections at home or work watch or download video online.
• Professional-quality videos are generally preferred to amateur productions
• Overall, 62% of online video viewers say that their favorite videos are those that are “professionally produced.”
• 19% of online video viewers express a preference for content “produced by amateurs.”
• Some 11% say they enjoy both professionally produced video and amateur online video equally.
• mong young adult men, some 43% of online video users express a clear preference for professional video, but 34% say they prefer amateur content.
• Most online video viewers participate in some viral component of the medium: 
   
  • More than half (57%) respondents say they share links to the video they find with others, and three in four (75%) say they receive links to watch video that others have sent to them.
• 37% of adult internet users say they watch or download news videos online.
• 14% say they watch or download sports videos online.

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• Nearly 80% of US internet users will watch online video at least once a month in 2008
• Nearly 80% of US internet users will watch online video at least once a month in 2008 - that is, 52.5% of all Americans, or 154 million people - a great indicator that online video has reached mainstream audiences, according to projections from eMarketer.
• that is, 52.5% of all Americans, or 154 million people - a great indicator that online video has reached mainstream audiences, according to projections from eMarketer.
• By 2012, there will be an estimated 190 million video viewers - or a mere 3.8% increase from the prior year, according to eMarketer’s report, “Online Video Content: The New TV Audience.”
• That’s because the proportion of online video viewers is expected to plateau somewhat as the proportion of internet users reaches saturation levels (i.e., nearly 90% of the US population).
• The most popular online video content, watched by more than 40% of the US online video audience, are clips of five minutes or less, consisting of news, jokes, movie trailers, music videos and TV shows, eMarketer said:
• With nearly four out of five US Internet users watching online video at least once a month, the potential internet TV audience is both large and ready for more content, eMarketer said, citing survey findings that people prefer to watch professional programming online.

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