Tuesday
Mar202007
SA Internet Statistics Wiki
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 6:30PM
I was preparing for a presentation yesterday which required statistics of internet and Mobile use in SA, and really struggled to find up to date information for free online.
I see a need for a central place where people in our industry can freely access stats and other information.
This kind of info will help us make more informed strategic decisions
So, to get the ball rolling, I've set up a wiki called SAnetstats.pbwiki.com and placed the scraps of information I was able to discover on there, and I'd like to encourage anyone who has stats that are pertinent to internet, mobile, broadband and media industry in SA to contribute since it will be beneficial to the industry as a whole.
Maybe it will grow into a little Wikipedia kind of site for the SA internet consulting industry... hopefully:)
I see a need for a central place where people in our industry can freely access stats and other information.
This kind of info will help us make more informed strategic decisions
So, to get the ball rolling, I've set up a wiki called SAnetstats.pbwiki.com and placed the scraps of information I was able to discover on there, and I'd like to encourage anyone who has stats that are pertinent to internet, mobile, broadband and media industry in SA to contribute since it will be beneficial to the industry as a whole.
Maybe it will grow into a little Wikipedia kind of site for the SA internet consulting industry... hopefully:)
Reader Comments (42)
Nice Dave. I like keeping track of internet and mobile stats, so when I find some I'll be sure to update. :)
Thanks Tyler :)
How many (active) bloggers in SA? Any stats?
2000?
damn right Dave - was looking for the CURRENT stats for online usage.. I headed over to myadsl & to the font of online research: chilibean Paul, yet still found nothing that was running as a live or updating feed for ZA mobile & internet usage.
Would love to see what comes up on the wiki.
Thanks.. it's a gr8 idea, especially for those of us having to do presentations!
This is a good idea in principle but in practise is flawed. Lets take Internet stats for example. You've listed the number from WorldInternetStats which says South Africa has over 5 million Internet users. Arthur Goldstuck said in his Online Industry Summit presentation its only 3.75 million. SAARF lists a number that is really very low at 2.3 million users.
And so you have to ask which source is the most authoritative.
Secondly why set-up a wiki especially for this when Wikipedia is already the #1 online resource for information? Contributing to Wikipedia is much more valuable for the whole community.
Joe: I've created a section on the wiki there for blogs. I currently don't have anything... hopefully we can piece something together with the help of Amatomu.com
Ramon: I must say that I disagree with your points:
The idea is that we chip in ALL the information and reference it too. If you have anything to add, please don't hold back.
Secondly - Wikipededia is enormous, and sometimes very specialised information like this gets lost... Which is why we need SA specific site's like Amatomu.com and Muti.co.za
As one of SA's leading proponents for online education, I sincerely hope that you'll contribute:)
Alrighty then - if there is research the obscure-knowledge-machine known as Max will no doubt find it 8-)
Updated regularly this is one of the best sites for cross-comparative global internet stats: this is the one for Africa in particular
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats1.htm
Metrics never cease to fascinate - lets watch & chart our progress from here on in >>
This would be so helpful, if it were updated
Great initiative Dave! I am looking for god mobile stats and will add them to your Wiki once I find good stats
Thanks Bob. I'm heading over there now to update it with some new links.
Hey there,
This is useful, am also searching for stats! I recently found an article on the OPA (Online Pub Assoc) site that mentioned stats, will try and find it.. but agreed, we do need to find a way to get realistic stats! I have been out of SA for 7 years, so be kind in your response to the following : doesn't stats SA, the gov statistics dept have that kind of thing?
@ sands,if u've watched "blood diamonds" then "T.I.A" my bro,if u aint watched the movie,that's "THIS IS AFRICA",bunch of old ppl who probably never use mobile internet runnin de goverment,so dnt expect that much from dem.i've also found a coupl of links i'l post soon...if i dnt 4get,funny how sum of us believe we should find al de answers on de internet...just spent a lot of tym tryin 2 get info abt exporting n importing in2 de country,now i'm tired with no results.later ppl
I am very interested to know the age breakdown for the SA internet usage market. I have a theory that most of the users are in fact aged 40 and above but would love to know how I can prove it!
I am very keen on seeing some more statistics re: mobile usage, per household etc LSM breakdown - will be interesting.
We are currently looking for stats on keyword phrase popularity among SOUTH AFRICAN Internet users - in other words what are South Africans typing into Google.co.za and other SA search engines to find products etc.?
Only stats on other countries, especially the USA, are available.
Can anyone help?
I can't but agree.I always wanted to write in my site something like that but I guess you'r faster.
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