INEGI: Mexico's Internet Users Soar to 49 Million EFE
go to original November 28, 2013

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MEXICO CITY - The number of Internet users in Mexico soared 12.5 percent, compared to the previous year, to 49 million in 2013, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, or INEGI, said Wednesday.

Some 30.7 percent of Mexico's households are connected to the Internet, up 20.6 percent from the 2012 survey, the INEGI said. There are notable differences in Internet access, however, by region, the statistics agency said.

While the northern border states, the Federal District and Quintana Roo have 44 percent of households, on average, connected to the Internet, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo and Michoacan barely have 15.7 percent of households with the ability to go online.

Those in the 12-34 age group are the biggest users of the Internet in Mexico, a country of 118 million. About 62.6 percent of people in this demographic segment are connected to the Internet, with many of them using mobile devices to go online, the INEGI said.

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