subject: Brazil Boasts Almost Half Of Internet Users In Latin America [print this page] Recent Internet research reports have pointed out that Brazil accounts for 72 million out of 143 million internet users in South America. This accounts for roughly 50% of the Internet population in South America, and the numbers are equally as astonishing when you look at the entire Latin American region.
Across all of Latin America there are roughly 182 million total Latin American Internet users, bringing Brazil's share of Internet user sin Latin America to a whopping 40%.
What makes Brazilians such a large chunk of Latin American Internet Users? There are two main reasons.
The first is the Brazil's enormous size. The portuguese speaking nation is the largest country in Latin America and world's fifth largest nation. The total population in Brazil by latest estimates have topped 200 Million, making Brazil's population account for approximately 35% of 569 million total Latin Americans.
Brazil is not only large in size but large in population and the birth rates in Brazil have helped the countries population increase at a steady clip. At it's current birth rate Brazil could overtake the United States in population in 20 to 50 years time.
The second reasons has to do with the accessibility of infrastructure and technology in Brazil due to economic factors. With it's booming economy, Brazil has had more money and resources to invest in technology infrastructure that other Latin American countries. Brazil offers more high speed Internet access at better rates than all of it's neighbors.
There are very few places in Brazil where there is no longer Internet access and the solid technology infrastructure that has been put in place in Brazil has made it easier for a large segment of the population to get connected.
Currently, Brazil boasts one of the best if not the best technology infrastructures in all of Latin America. This coupled with the fact that standards of living have been rising in Brazil, has given more people the ability to afford Internet access, personal computers, and Internet capable phones and PDAs along with broadband Internet connections. All this means that, in general, the average Brazilian has a much better chance of becoming an Internet user than anyone of their Latin American neighbors.
What does all this mean?
For as far as the eye can see, the Internet will continue to become a place where people advertise, do business, sell products, work together, and collaborate. Brazil is poised to take full advantage of the Internet, and the accessibility Brazilian's have to the Internet.
Ultimately this is a great opportunity for anyone business man or company who recognizes this opportunity and can position themselves properly to ride this Brazilian Internet wave into the future. Those who take advantage of this emerging market of 200 million people in one the worlds fastest growing economies where Internet users are growing on a daily basis, will position themselves ahead of their competition.
