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Here are some facts: · Today there are over 400 million non-English speaking Internet users and nearly half of all Internet users live in Asia and Europe (this figure has grown to 75% by the end of 2005, when there were around a billion people online). · Internet use growing exponentially outside the U.S./Canada, analysts estimate that 71% of Internet use and 56% of e-commerce revenue came from outside the U.S. · Recent figures show that 70% of the world's purchasing power and 92% of the world's population live in countries where English is not the native language. · Forrester Research predicts that in the next two years online commerce will reach $6.8 trillion and 50% of all-online sales are expected to occur outside the U.S. The analyst firm projects that while the United States and North America currently preside over the majority of online transactions, that will shift in the coming years as Asia and European nations become more active. (Source: NUA) |
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