Brazil Boasts 14 Million Online

South America, the 4th largest continent, accounts for 12 percent of the Earth’s land mass and is home to more than 355 million citizens. Only 27 million individuals online, however, creating an Internet penetration rate of just 8 percent.
Chile has the highest penetration rate with 20 percent of its nearly 15.5 million citizens online, while Brazil boasts the greatest number of users � almost 14 million. Guyana and Uruguay are not far behind, with penetration rates of 14 percent and 12 percent respectively.

Interestingly, only 1 percent of Bolivia’s 8.445 million citizens are online, but the country has 9 ISPs, and Ecuador’s online population of 2 percent share 31 ISPs.

SouthAmerica Internet Usage
Argentina	37,812,817	3,880,000	10%	33
Bolivia	8,445,134	78,000	1%	9
Brazil	176,029,560	13,980,000	8%	50
Chile	15,498,930	3,100,000	20%	7
Colombia	41,008,227	1,150,000	3%	18
Ecuador	13,447,494	328,000	2%	31
French Guiana	182,333	2,000	1%	2
Guyana	698,209	95,000	14%	3
Islas Malvinas (FalklandIslands)	2,967	NA	NA	2
Paraguay	5,884,491	20,000	> 1%	4
Peru	27,949,639	3,000,000	11%	10
Suriname	436,494	14,500	3%	2
Uruguay	3,386,575	400,000	12%	14
Venezuela	24,287,670	1,300,000	5%	16
TOTAL	355,070,540	27,347,500	8%	201