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The number of Internet hosts is one of the most commonly used indicators of Internet growth. It includes any computer system connected to the Internet (via full-time or part-time, direct or dial-up connections), although some systems may not be accessible owing to technologies such as firewalls. Hosts can thus be thought of as an indicator of the minimum size of the public Internet.
Despite very recent improvements, internationally comparable statistics that measure the level, growth and composition of electronic commerce are still lacking. Comparisons of electronic commerce transactions are hampered by the use of different definitions across countries as well as by differences in survey coverage. Below are some examples of official estimates of electronic commerce transactions using narrower to broader definitions. The United States does not produce economy-wide estimates and uses a broad definition that includes sales over "Internet, extranet, EDI or other online systems". France currently only publishes estimates of Web retail sales. Figures for the Nordic countries refer to sales via a Web page and do not cover the financial sector. Australia and Canada have very similar definitions and coverage of Internet transactions.
In terms of number of Web sites per capita, US had the highest penetration of Web sites in July 2000, with 46.5 per 1000 inhabitants.
| Member Economy | Internet users per 1000 people in 1999 | Internet users per 1000 people in 2000 | Internet users in thousands in 1999 | Internet users in thousands in 2000 | Internet users in million in year end 2000 | Internet access cost |
| Australia | 317 | 345 | 6000 | 6600 | 7.6 | ... |
| Brunei | ... | 91 | ... | 30 | ... | ... |
| Canada | 361 | 413 | 11000 | 12700 | 15.4 | ... |
| Chile | 42 | 166 | 70 | 2537 | ... | ... |
| China | 7 | 17 | 8900 | 22500 | 22.5 | 36.51 |
| Hong Kong | 252 | 386 | 2430 | 2601 | ... | 31.78 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 9 | 900 | 2000 | ... | 26.68 |
| Japan | 145 | 371 | 27060 | 47080 | 33.9 | 67.12 |
| Korea | 147 | 403 | 10860 | 19040 | 19 | 22.45 |
| Malaysia | 69 | 159 | 1500 | 3700 | ... | 18.42 |
| Mexico | 26 | 27 | 1822 | 2712 | ... | ... |
| New Zealand | 383 | 217 | 700 | 830 | ... | 14.81 |
| Papua New Guinea | ... | 28 | 2 | 135 | ... | ... |
| Peru | 16 | 97 | 400 | 2500 | ... | ... |
| Philippines | 7 | 26 | 500 | 2000 | ... | 40.9 |
| Russia | ... | 21 | 2700 | 3100 | 7.5 | ... |
| Singapore | 295 | 299 | 950 | 1200 | ... | 25.58 |
| Chinese Taipei | 205 | 281 | ... | 6260 | 7 | 31.78 |
| Thailand | 13 | 38 | 800 | 2300 | ... | 22.18 |
| USA | 398 | 347 | 74100 | 95354 | 134.6 | 10 |
| Viet Nam | 1 | 3 | 100 | 200 | ... | 26.68 |