Israel ranks 12th worldwide in its use of the Internet, according to an international survey quoted by Haaretz newspaper.
The survey was carried out by TNS, a company represented in Israel by TNS-Teleseker company.
Norway tops the list, with 60 percent of the population using the Internet, followed by the United States with 50.3 percent, said the survey.
The survey showed 19.8 percent of the Israeli population linked to the Web, sandwiched between Italy with 20 percent and France's 16.9 percent, said the paper.
The TNS survey said that 20 percent of the over-13 age Israeli group, comprising 1.27 million people, use the Internet.
TNS-Teleseker introduces itself as one of Israel's leading marketing research organizations specialized in quantitative and qualitative research techniques. The company provides expertise in the fields of consumer, political and social opinion polling and advertising.
Reports have said that only two percent of the Arab people are connected to the internet.
However, the percentage is increasing rapidly especially in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states -- Albawaba.com
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