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Adobe Flash Player PC Penetration

Worldwide Adobe Flash Player penetration
  June 2008 September 2008 December 2008 March 2009
Total number of PCs using the Internet worldwide (IDC) 1 904 million 915 million 956 million 1.01 billion
Percentage who can view Flash Player content version 7 and higher worldwide 2 98.4% 98.1% 99.0% 98.9%
Worldwide Adobe Flash Player penetration - estimate3 890 million 898 million 947 million 1 billion

Notes

  1. Forecasted number of PCs using the Internet - IDC Digital Marketplace Model and Forecast, December 2008
  2. Weighted average percentage of mature and emerging markets.
  3. Total Player penetration is a calculation of the total number of PCs connected to the internet, multiplied by the weighted percentage of worldwide penetration from the Millward Brown study. This is an assumption made by Adobe.

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