Affluent Americans Drive Internet Growth

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NEW YORK–Affluent Americans are the fastest growing income group online, according to the latest report from Nielsen/NetRatings.

Individuals with yearly household incomes of $100,000-150,000 accounted for nearly 15 million Web surfers, or 12 percent of the Web population, the research firm reported. That is a 20-percent increase over last year.

Those earning $150,000 and higher recorded a 14-percent year-over-year jump. That income bracket made up 5.3 percent of the Web population, or 6.4 million surfers. Households with earnings between $75,000-100,000 posted a 12-percent rise, comprising 17 percent of all Web surfers, or 21 million people.

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