Population:
Germany | 82 million
Figure is for end of 1998. Source: Federal Statistical Office Germany
Berlin | 3.4 million
Figure is for December 1999. Source: Berlin Regional Statistical Office
Estimated office rents in startup-heavy areas of Berlin, per square foot per month:
Friedrichshain | $0.93-1.24
Kreuzberg | $0.53-0.97
Mitte | $1.29-1.73
Source: DTZ
Top five Web destinations among Germans (unique visitors per month):
T-Online | 5,351,000
Yahoo! | 3,164,000
Lycos | 2,686,000
AOL | 2,452,000
Microsoft | 2,140,000
Figure is for March 2000. Source: MMXI Germany
Average time spent online by Germans (per month):
355.1 | minutes
Figure is for March 2000. Source: MMXI Germany
German households with personal computers:
1999 | 20%
2003* | 41%
Source: Jupiter Communications
German households online:
1999 | 7.5%
2003* | 15.8%
Source: Jupiter Communications
*Projected figures
Number of households in Germany: 37.5 million
Source: Jupiter Communication
Total ecommerce revenue (US$ million):
1998 | 200
1999 | 600
2000* | 1,200
2001* | 2,200
2002* | 4,300
2003* | 7,800
Source: Jupiter Communications
Top ecommerce sector revenue (US$ million):
| 1999 | 2003*
Computer hardware | 197 | 1,149
Travel | 153 | 2,729
Books | 111 | 1,167
Software | 41 | 765
Music | 27 | 406
Source: Jupiter Communications
Cost of Net access, per month:
Dialup | $22.70-34.96
DSL | $45.40
Cable | $22.70
Source: German Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts
Number of mobile-phone users:
1999 | 23.5 million
2000* | 48 million
Source: German Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts
Where Germans log on to the Net (more than one response is possible):
Home | 71.4%
Work | 34.5%
School | 13.8%
Figures are for February 2000. Source: Forsa/Mediagruppe Digital
