The following infographic is quite interesting is highlighting how the internet is used across Asia.

One caveat to this infographic is that it omits mobile usage so the figures for , especially “Social Networking” are probably under-represented for countries with high smartphone penetration such as Hong Kong, China, Japan, etc.

One interesting observation is the prominence of “Video Watching”, particularly in East Asia. In Hong Kong, China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan it was the most common use of the internet cited. It seems that the future of the internet really is video. This only confirms the value of the efforts we have been placing in making use of online video in ministry. Even remembering that the social networking figures are probably under-represented for all of these countries, it must be remembered that video is now also a big part of social networking. Over 90% of Hong Kong internet users watch video on the internet.

Also of interest is the fact that the three of the four largest internet markets shown (China, Japan, and South Korea) are not yet Facebook dominated. Undoubtedly Facebook is making inroads into these markets (even China, where Facebook is officially blocked, people still seem to find ways to sign up and use it!) but as yet it has not overcome the local competitors. [Update: still less than 10% in each of the three markets]

(Thanks to Tony Whittaker at Digital Evangelism Issues for the link.)