Internet in the United States

The Internet in the United States grew out of the ARPANET, a network sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense during the 1960s. The Internet in the United States in turn provided the foundation for the worldwide Internet of today.

Internet connections in the United States are largely provided by the private sector and are available in a variety of forms, using a variety of technologies, at a wide range of speeds and costs. In 2000, a majority of U.S. households had at least one personal computer and internet access the following year.[1] In September 2007, a majority of U.S. survey respondents reported having broadband internet at home.[2] In 2019, the United States ranked 3rd in the world for the number of internet users (behind China and India), with 312.32 million users.[3] As of 2019, 90% of adults in America use the internet, either irregularly or frequently.[4] The United States ranks #1 in the world with 7,000 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) according to the CIA.[5] Internet bandwidth per Internet user was the 43rd highest in the world in 2016.[6]

Internet top-level domain names specific to the U.S. include .us, .edu, .gov, .mil, .as (American Samoa), .gu (Guam), .mp (Northern Mariana Islands), .pr (Puerto Rico), and .vi (U.S. Virgin Islands). Many U.S.-based organizations and individuals also use generic top-level domains, such as .com, .net, and .org.

  1. ^ File, Thom (May 2013). Computer and Internet Use in the United States (PDF) (Report). Current Population Survey Reports. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Demographics of Internet and Home Broadband Usage in the United States". Pew Research Center. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Number of internet users in the United States 2019". Statista. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. ^ cycles, This text provides general information Statista assumes no liability for the information given being complete or correct Due to varying update; Text, Statistics Can Display More up-to-Date Data Than Referenced in the. "Topic: Internet usage in the United States". www.statista.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. ^ "Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - The World Factbook - CIA, Country Comparison, Nations Statistics". www.nationsencyclopedia.com.
  6. ^ "Internet bandwidth by country, around the world". TheGlobalEconomy.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.

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