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
75% of large companies

25% of SMEs
81% of large companies (03/98)

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