Caught in the Net

The number of Indian Internet users in 2008, which grew 27 per cent over the last year

319 million

The number of Internet users in 2008 in the Asia-Pacific region, a growth of 19 per cent over the last year.

Country:

India

Growth 27

China

Growth 14

Taiwan

Growth 12

Malaysia

Growth12

New Zealand

Growth12

Japan

Growth 3

Singapore

Growth 4

Engine power

Google and Yahoo! captured majority of the search share in the Asia-Pacific region. Five of the top 10 search properties are regional engines, including China8217;s Baidu.com and Korea8217;s Naver.com.

Friendster beats Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg8217;s Facebook.com may be the leading social networking site in the world, but in the Asia-Pacific region, Friendster.com is preferred.