The U.S. Is Becoming Better Connected to the Internet

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73 percent of adults in America now use the internet at one point or another. This is good news for everyone that lives on the web. Now we need to work on getting the other 27 percent online.

The U.S. online population has hit an all-time high: 73 percent of adults, or 147 million, now use the Internet. The figures represent an increase from 66 percent, or 133 million adults, in January 2005, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. But only 42 percent of all adults have the home high-speed connections important for viewing video and treating the Internet as an always-on reference.

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