The Net Data Directory collects and shares information on different sources of data about the Internet. For more about the project, see our about page. To get started, use the search box below, or check out our quick start guide.
Enigma’s public data platform unifies billions of data points from more than 5,000 local, state, federal, and international sources. Public data is released under a Creative Commons By-NC 4.0 license, but access requires signing up for a free account.
This site provides snippets of data from different sources on issues such us online pornography, mobile porn, online sexual predators, or youth and internet pornography.
ESCAP is a regional UN commission that provides access to an interactive online database with economic and social indicators for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, regional-level data, and comparisons with other world regions. Among the "Connectivity" indicators provided are:
Eurobarometer conducts regular public opinion surveys and produces studies commissioned by the European Union on a number of topics, some of which are Internet-related: attitudes towards e-communication, a recent study on cybersecurity, on data protection and electronic identity, on
Eurostat, the official statistics office of the European Union, publishes a yearbook with basic statistics that includes data on internet access, internet use, and use of the cloud.
The FCC generates large amounts of data and publications.
This research agency offers periodic reports, based on surveys, on internet penetration and use in Russia.
Gemius also offers a series of rankings in the MENA Region and a group of (mostly Eastern) European countries, including information on browsers used, operating systems, mobile devices, flash players, screen resolution, search engines, directories, use of cookies, etc. This company also has rich information on online audiences in several countries, but these are only accessible to clients.
Global Chokepoints is an online resource created to document and monitor global proposals to turn Internet intermediaries into copyright police. The goal is to provide accurate empirical information to digital activists and policy makers.
This project by APC and Hivos focuses on monitoring progress towards implementing the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) action agenda and other international and national commitments related to information and communications.
