This IDC study sizes and forecasts the market for Internet usage and commerce
globally. It is based on version 9.1 of IDC's Internet Commerce Market Model
(ICMM). Data is provided for 2002 and 2003 with forecasts out to 2007.
Forecasts of Internet access devices, users, buyers, and consumer and
commercial commerce are provided.
"The number of Internet users Worldwide will exceed 1 billion by 2007," states
David Emberley, an IDC senior analyst of worldwide IT markets and trends. "As
Internet usage has begun to reach market saturation in the developed countries
of North America and Western Europe, new opportunities for growth are appearing
in the Central Europe and Asia/Pacific regions."