Number of Internet Subscribers in India (at the end of the month):
Dec 1997: 0.04 million
Jun 1998: 0.09 million
Dec 1998: 0.2 million
Jun 1999: 0.4 million
Dec 1999: 0.6 million
Jun 2000: 1.4 million
Aug 2000: 1.6 million
Nov 2000: 1.8 million
More information about growth of Internet in India:
Growth in the past
August 4, 2000: India Net user growth fastest in Asia-Pacific
November 9, 2000: Less bandwidth blamed for poor net speed
December 15, 2000: Delhi No. 2 in Internet Access
March 7, 2001: Internet growth in metros
NASSCOM's Internet Growth Projections:
Internet Connections in million (within brackets: Users in million)
March 31, 2001: 2.5 (8.0)
March 31, 2002: 4.5 (15)
March 31, 2003: 10 (32)
December 31, 2003: 15 (50)
|Nasscom's Findings & Projections|