According to a recent survey, 76% of SMEs stated that they receive plenty of leads from their websites and 70% back up their files on a weekly basis. Read this article on Internet News.

Net Facts & Figures

1. 350 million USD was raised online by all charities according to industries estimates. - Source: GetActive.com, 2005

2. 80% of gifts towards Oxfam aid/developnment program were received online. - Source: Oxfam, 2005

3. 56% of Internet Users consult search engines to get to websites. - Source: ItFacts, 2005

4. By 2007 there will be 1.1 billion Internet users worldwide. - Source: IDC, 2004

5. Worldwide broadband subscribers exceeded 150 million in 2004. - Source: Point Topic, 2004
   
   

6. Over 40% of all Americans have made a purchase online. - Source: NDP Group, 2004

7. Over 75% of online consumers do not care whether an online store is run by a large or small company. - Source: TNS, 2004

8. $1.6 trillion was made via e-commerce in 2003; $7.1 trillion is expected in 2007. - Source: IDC, 2004

9. A recent UK study indicated that 82% of Internet users go online to research products and services. - Source: UK National Statistics Office 2004

10. More than 60 million Europeans now shop online, an increase of 50% since 2003. - Source: Forrester, December 2004

11. US online retail sales will more than double over the next six years, reaching $316 billion by 2010. - Source: Forrester, August 2004

12. 61% of small and mid-sized enterprises believe the Internet is a significant advertising medium. - Source: The Kelsey Group, November 2004

13. In 2004, paid search advertising grew by 51% to $3.6 billion in the US alone. - Source: eMarketer 2004