More than 80 percent of Americans now have a computer in their homes, and of those, almost 92 percent have internet access, according to a detailed report on home internet access prepared by Nielsen.  One year earlier, computer ownership stood at 77.9 percent.
Using data collected from its national and local television panels, the quarterly Home Technology phone survey and the Nielsen Claritas 2008 Convergence Audit survey, the report provides a detailed look at how Americans are getting on the internet and the differences by various demographic breaks.
Key findings of the …

Clickz reports that the number of active home Internet users increased in August in eight of the 10 countries tracked by Nielsen Online.
Complete data on home Internet users is below.

Country
July 2008
August 2008
% Growth

United States
152,690,056
153,144,180
0.3%

Japan
49,049,579
50,128,725
2.2%

Germany
36,773,740
37,795,221
3.74%

United Kingdom
28,112,820
28,751,970
2.27%

France
26,151,352
26,984,002
3.18%

Brazil
23,715,159
24,331,212
2.6%

Italy
19,561,913
20,646,132
5.54%

Spain
15,782,617
15,707,229
-0.48%

Australia
11,452,652
11,169,844
-2.47%

Switzerland
3,762,984
3,771,663
0.23%

Source: Nielsen Online (August 1 – 31, 2008).