Otherwise, the home page doesn't work correctly. According to eMarketer, the total number of internet users in Singapore reached 1.2 million by 2000. According to data from NetValue, Singapore has the highest percentage of households connected to the internet among the five Asian internet economies represented in the chart below. Male users tend to consider themselves heavy users of the internet, while the majority of female users consider themselves light users. Similar to Taiwanese users, e-mail is taking up the majority of Singapore's internet user time on the web.
Instant messaging is also extremely popular, especially among younger users.
Streaming audio and video are popular online activities in Singapore due to the availability of DSL and cable modem connections. Government support is perhaps the most important factor in the success of the internet in a country. The Singaporean government has been an active force behind this process with the laws and regulations generated being generally favorable to the development of the internet and e-commerce. The government has set out to create a competitive environment that should spur future economic growth.