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Romania Has Over 5 Million Internet Users

The number of internet users in Romania topped five million in August, and the penetration rate is nearing 25%, about half a percentage point higher than in the first six months of the year. However, the country still has the lower number of users in the European Union.
Romania Has Over 5 Million Internet Users
06 nov. 2007, 13:52, English
By end-August, the number of internet users in Romania increased by some 120,000 people compared to the first quarter of the year, to 5.06 million users, which represents 23.9% of the country’s population, according to InternetWorldStats.
Romania is still last in the EU by internet penetration rates. The EU average rate is 51.8%. Higher in line there is Bulgaria with 28.7% and Hungary with 30.4%. at the opposite standpoint, the highest rate is to be found in Sweden, 75.6%, followed by Portugal with 73.8% and the Netherlands with 73.3%.
Worldwide, the leading position is secured by the United States and Canada with 70.2% of the population using the internet.