This represents 73 million online shoppers, compared to just 45 million in December 1998. 67 percent of Internet users browse at home, up from 50 percent in 1998. Books, CDs, clothing, computer software and travel services are the top five categories of online purchases. Books were the most frequently purchased item, with nearly 45 percent of online buyers purchasing books, compared with 24 percent in mid-1998. Women and the Internet .
Men lead, percentage-wise, in all other age categories.
74 percent of women say they have sent or downloaded large files. 53 percent have played a video clip on their computer and 27 percent have listened to the radio over the Internet. Nearly 9 percent have completed a phone call on the Internet. . The Strategis Group, publishes in-depth industry research reports, provides customized consulting services and supplies continuous information solutions to the cable TV, satellite, Internet, competitive telephony, broadband and wireless communications industries. The Strategis Group's market studies, valuations, and strategic planning provide crucial information to communications industry leaders throughout the world.