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January 23, 2009 4:35 PM PST

Internet users worldwide surpass 1 billion in December

Posted by Dawn Kawamoto

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McDonalds restaurants and global Internet usage share something in common.

Over 1 billion served within a month.

Global Internet usage reached over 1 billion unique visitors in the month of December, with 41.3 percent coming from the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report released Friday by comScore.

The study looked at Internet users over the age of 15, who accessed the net from their home or work computers in the month of December.

Europe grabbed the next largest slice, with 28 percent of the global Internet audience, followed by the U.S. with an 18.4 percent slice.