___ AIM's Research Update Service ___ ___ April 7, 1999 ___ Non-English Net Users Growing Fast A recent study by Global Reach suggests that non-English speaking people are joining the online world faster than English speakers. Since 1995, non-English speaking users have grown from 10% (4-5 million out of 40 million) to nearly 50% in 1999 (80-81 million out of 180-182 million). The Global Reach survey also notes that approximately 100 million of the Internet's 180 million subscribers still speak English, but Spanish and Japanese speakers now each account for 14.2 million users. ___ASSOCIATION FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA ___ Since 1993, the Association for Interactive Media has been serving businesses that use the Internet. Strong companies in a variety of industries turn to AIM for support for their Internet ventures, such as NetRatings, Advantage Business Research, Media Metrix - powered by RelevantKnowledge, Arbitron NewMedia, Laredo Group, and more than 300 others. Join AIM today to ensure the successful and safe future for your company on the Internet! For membership information, email [EMAIL PROTECTED], visit http://www.interactivehq.org, or call 202-408-0008. ___ RESEARCH UPDATE STAFF ___ Editor John William Stubbs, [EMAIL PROTECTED] VP, Operations (contact for advertising information) Bill Moran, [EMAIL PROTECTED] VP and Acting Executive Director Ben Isaacson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send news and research to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright 1999, Association for Interactive Media. Permission is granted to copy and distribute freely as long as this section is included in full.
