Cyberfrance
The tables below give you information about the use of Personal Computers and connection to the Internet in France.
Internet
End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
|
| Number of households with Internet access (1000s) | 286.2 |
500.85 |
1001.7 |
| Number of companies with Internet access | na |
19% of SMEs |
25% of SMEs |
| Number of Internet hosts (servers) | 326,500 |
333,300 |
na |
| Number of access providers | 150 |
230 |
250 (03/98) |
Sources: www.geocities.com, Network Wizards, AFTEL, Les Echos, Decision Micro & Reseau, IDATE
Personal computers (PCs)
| In million | End 1994 |
End 1995 |
End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
| Total number of Home PCs | 4,0 |
3,9 |
4,0 |
4,162 |
5,2 |
| Total Number of Business PCs | 4,1 |
3,9 |
4,8 |
5,4 |
6,18 |
| Total number of PCs | 8,1 |
7,8 |
8,8 |
9,562 |
11,38 |
End 1994 |
End 1995 |
End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
|
| Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh. | 6,86 |
6.69 |
6.86 |
7,14 |
8,92 |
| Total Number of Business PCs per 100 inh. | 7 |
6,7 |
8,2 |
9,27 |
10,6 |
| Total number of PCs per 100 inh. | 13,86 |
13,39 |
15,06 |
16,41 |
19,52 |