DATA NUGGET
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April 14, 2000
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You've Got Mailboxes
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E-mail is becoming as ubiquitous as the television and the phone. The number of online mailboxes worldwide soared 84% last year, to 569 million, according to Messaging Online. At that rate, experts predict that we'll surpass the 1 billion mark within two years -- a point at which the number of electronic mailboxes would outnumber TVs and phone lines. Here's the breakdown:
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| Number of online mailboxes (in millions)
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| | U.S. | Worldwide |
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| 1999 | 333.5 | 569.1 |
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| 1998 | 193.0 | 310.1 |
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| 1997 | 122.6 | 187.2 |
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| 1996 | 89.4 | 131.9 |
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| 1995 | 68.7 | 101.0 |
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| 1994 | 43.7 | 62.4 |
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| 1993 | 32.8 | 42.8 |
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| 1992 | 24.3 | 30.3 |
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| 1991 | 19.0 | 22.74 |
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| 1990 | 12.75 | 15.09 |
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| 1989 | 8.6 | 10.14 |
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| 1988 | 6.96 | 8.13 |
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| 1987 | 5.25 | 6.15 |
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| 1986 | 4.1 | 4.73 |
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| 1985 | 1.675 | 1.91 |
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| 1984 | 1 | 1.13 |
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| DATA: Messaging Online
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