The Western Europe Internet report tracks Internet user and usage trends across the continent, concentrating on the five major countries: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

The UK has embraced the Internet most avidly. It was the first of the five countries to see more than one-half of its population online. The French, Germans and Italians were slower to respond to the Internet opportunity, though all three have now reached 50% penetration, and in Spain the online population is now growing rapidly.

Internet Users and Penetration in Select Countries in Western Europe, 2005-2011 (millions and % of population)

Key questions the “Western Europe Internet” report addresses:

- How do Internet access and broadband provision differ among the major European countries?
- How much does Internet usage vary with age and gender?
- How many Western Europeans age 50 and above are online?
- How is the mobile Internet market developing in Western Europe?
- And many others…