July 21, 2008 at 12:38Internet continues to grow
The number of Internet users is growing steadily. According to the forecasts of the research company IDC at the end of 2008, the number of regular users will be about 1.4. billion, and in 2012 about 1.9 billion people will regularly visit the Internet, which is 30% of the population of our planet.
According to extras, an interesting future also awaits online commerce. Indeed, if in 2008 half of all Internet users will pay for goods and services online, then by 2012 the number of customers will exceed the billion mark, and the total amount of transactions will be approximately $ 1.2 trillion. What is noteworthy, the e-commerce market will be 10 times larger than the consumer one and will amount to $ 12.4 trillion, according to experts.
According to extras, an interesting future also awaits online commerce. Indeed, if in 2008 half of all Internet users will pay for goods and services online, then by 2012 the number of customers will exceed the billion mark, and the total amount of transactions will be approximately $ 1.2 trillion. What is noteworthy, the e-commerce market will be 10 times larger than the consumer one and will amount to $ 12.4 trillion, according to experts.