Over the past two years the number of Internet users in Russia increased by 10%.
As shown by the March poll «Levada Center,» at the moment are a worldwide network of 62% of Russians, while in 2011 these people were a little more than half (52%).
Sociologists have reported that among those who often looks to the network, the vast majority of students (95%), supervisors, managers (89%) and professionals (88%). Among the «Internet users» one in six (15%) — retired. According to the survey, enjoy a worldwide network of 81% of respondents with higher education, 46% — with less than secondary education, 74% in Moscow and 52% of the villagers.
Studies show that social scientists have recently become much more Russians turn to the internet to find out the latest news in the country and abroad, an analysis of developments — from 37% to 42% increase in two years the number of such users.
In addition, the Russians use the Internet to search for and listen to music (39%), searching and watching movies (38%), one in four read books online (24%) and shopping (24%).
According to the Fund «Public opinion», the proportion of the active Internet audience — it\’s coming out on the Web at least once a day — now accounts for 43%, or 50.1 million people.