Argentina

There were 20,000,000 internet users in Argentina (representing 48.9% of the population) in December 2009, according to Internet World Stats. This was up by 700.0% compared to 2000. (Internet World Stats, April 2010)

Broadband Access

Over 31% of households in Argentina, home to one of Latin America's fastest-growing internet population, had some form of broadband connection in 2008, according to eMarketer. In 2013, that figure will nearly double to 61%.

Broadband households in Argentina, 2008-2013:
- 2008: 3,333,000 (31.4% of total households)
- 2009: 4,516,000 (42.2%)
- 2010: 5,567,000 (51.5%)
- 2011: 6,200,000 (56.9%)
- 2012: 6,570,000 (59.7%)
- 2013: 6,761,000 (60.9%)

For perspective, eMarketer estimates that in 2008, 61.3% of US households had a broadband connection.

Even in Latin America, in terms of broadband connectivity Argentina still has a way to go before catching up with Brazil and Mexico, the region's other economic powerhouses. Brazil had over three times as many high-speed subscriptions as Argentina in Q3 2008, and Mexico had almost twice as many. (eMarketer, March 2009)