Here is another study that I am posting soley for the reason to add under “Research”. I guess you can say that this is my own personal data wherehouse. I’ll leave the commentary up to you.
Hispanics Are the Fastest Growing Ethnic Group Online, According to Nielsen//NetRatings
NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Nielsen//NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT), the global standard in Internet audience measurement and analysis, today revealed that Web surfers of Hispanic origin are the fastest growing at-home ethnic group on the Web. Nearly 7.6 million Hispanics accessed the Internet in June, jumping 13 percent year-over-year as compared to 6.7 million the previous year, making Hispanics the third largest ethnic group online (see Table 1).
Web surfers identifying themselves as being Asian or of Pacific Islander descent grew six percent to nearly 2.4 million individuals. More than 94 million Caucasian Web surfers accessed the Internet during the month, rising four percent year-over-year, while the African American Web population grew three percent to nearly 7.8 million. By comparison, the overall Web population grew three percent, year-over-year to nearly 105 million unique Internet users this past month. With the exception of the Hispanic group, the market share of the various ethnicities has remained relatively unchanged.
“With the online populations of ethnic Web surfers growing each year, the online landscape is more closely mirroring the offline reality,” said T.S. Kelly, director and principal analyst, NetRatings. “This growth reveals an untapped opportunity for businesses to win over these population groups.”
Caucasians comprised nearly 90 percent of the online audience at home in June, while African Americans took the spot as the second largest group, accounting for 7.4 percent. Web surfers of Hispanic origin comprised more than seven percent of the total online population while Asian Americans rounded out the list with 2.3 percent. (more…)
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