Internet Statistics

Let's face it. Not many members of the public -- even the computer literate public - are on the Internet.

- John Goodwin, E-MAIL 101, 17 July 1993.

The following references maintain Internet statistics, including size and scale:

Hobbes' Internet Timeline
Internet World Stats
ISC Internet Domain Statistics

Historical Internet statistics:

Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Technology (1997)
Network Wizards Internet Domain Statistics (1999)
Web Characterization Project Internet Statistics (2002)

Internet statistics indexes:

Open Directory -- Internet Statistics & Demographics
RefDesk -- Internet Usage Snapshot

You can find other Internet statistics at the following pages of this site:

Internet network topology
Internet traffic statistics
Usenet Statistics
Web Statistics
Browser Statistics

RFC 1296 provides a historical overview of the Internet's growth from 1981 to 1991, including Internet statistics and graphs on hosts, IP address, and domains.