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Top U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Q1 2002
We rank U.S. Consumer ISPs by overall subscriber numbers, regardless of connectivity method. Oddities, anomalies and reporting errors reveal a changing U.S. marketplace.
Managing Editor ISP-Planet [May 13, 2002] |
 |
According to CyberAtlas there were 149 million Americans online as of September 2001. For the purposes of this ranking, we'll use this number as the basis of our analysis, even though Internet use in the U.S. appears to be growing at a rate of 2 million new Internet users each month, according to a study by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) ... continued analysis
|
Rank
|
ISP
|
Subs.
(millions) |
Date
& Source
|
Market
Share |
|
1
|
America
Online (Dial-Up) |
25.5
*
|
[May
9, 2002]
AOL's Lynton
Gets More International Clout |
17.1%
|
|
2
|
MSN
(Dial-Up)
|
7.7
|
[May
9, 2002]
Corporate Communications Dept.
|
5.2%
|
|
3
|
United
Online (Dial-Up) [NetZero + Juno Online] |
5.2
±
|
[Apr.
10, 2002]
United
Online's Recipe For Success
|
3.5%
|
|
4
|
EarthLink
(Dial-Up) |
4.9
|
[Apr.
22,2002]
Passes the Half Million Mark for High Speed Subscribers
|
3.3%
|
|
5
|
Prodigy
(Dial-Up) [Includes SBC Narrowband] |
3.6
|
[May
10, 2002]
About Prodigy |
2.4%
|
|
6
|
CompuServe
(Dial-Up) [AOL Owned] |
3.0
|
2.0%
|
|
|
7
|
Road
Runner (Cable) [AOL Owned] |
2.4
|
[Apr.
24, 2002]
AOL Time Warner Earnings |
1.6%
|
|
8
|
SBC
(DSL) [Includes Prodigy Broadband] |
1.5 |
[Apr.
18, 2002]
SBC
First-Quarter Earnings |
1.0%
|
|
9
|
AT&T
Broadband (DSL) |
1.4
|
[Apr.
24, 2002]
AT&T
Broadband Finally Breaks Even
|
0.9%
|
|
10
|
AT&T WorldNet (Dial-Up) |
1.4
|
[May
9, 2002]
Corporate Communications Dept.
|
0.9%
|
|
11
|
Verizon (DSL) |
1.4
|
[Apr.
23, 2002]
Verizon Reports Solid First-Quarter |
0.9%
|
|
12
|
Comcast (Cable) |
1.0
|
[May
1, 2002]
Comcast's Pro Forma Growth |
0.7%
|
|
13
|
Cox (Cable) |
1.0
|
[Apr.
21, 2002]
Cox Reaches
1 Million Home Internet Users |
0.7%
|
|
14
|
Charter (Cable) |
.75
|
[Apr.
29, 2002]
Charter
Posts Strong Revenue |
0.5%
|
|
15
|
BellSouth (DSL) |
.73
|
[Apr.
19, 2002]
BellSouth
Reports First Quarter Earnings |
0.5%
|
|
16
|
PeoplePC (Dial-Up) |
.59
|
[May
1, 2002]
PeoplePC Reports First Quarter Financial Results |
0.4%
|
|
17
|
Cablevision (Cable) |
.56
|
[May 2, 2002] Cablevision Reports First Quarter Financial Results |
0.4%
|
|
18
|
Qwest (DSL) |
.48
|
[Apr.
30, 2002]
Qwest Reports First Quarter 2002 Results |
0.3%
|
|
19
|
RCN (Cable+Dial-Up) |
.47
|
[May
7, 2002]
RCN Announces First Quarter 2002 Results |
0.3%
|
|
20
|
Covad (DSL) |
.36
|
[May
2, 2002]
Covad Announces First Quarter 2002 Results |
0.2%
|
|
21
|
Volaris Online (Dial-Up) |
.24
|
[May 8, 2002] Corporate Communications Dept. |
0.2%
|
|
22
|
Hughes (DSL & Satellite) |
.22
|
[Apr.
15, 2002] Hughes
Reports First Quarter |
0.2%
|
|
23
|
Bluelight (Dial-Up) |
.20
|
[May 9, 2002] Corporate Communications Dept. |
0.1%
|
|
24
|
Other U.S. ISPs |
84.4²
|
56.8%
|
|
*
|
AOL Time Warner U.S. subscriber figures reflect reported 34.4 million worldwide customers, less international subscribers totaling 8.5 M In Europe. |
|
±
|
United Online ranking based on active users per month; reported 1.6 million billable users for Q1-2002. |
|
²
|
U.S. Online population based on March 21, 2002 update of Big Picture Geographics by CyberAtlas, less Top 23 U.S. ISPs, totals 84.4 million users. |
— End
Related articles:
| [Feb. 4, 2002] | Top U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Q4 2001 | ||
| [Nov. 2, 2001] | Top U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Q3 2001 | ||
| [Aug. 17, 2001] | Top U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Q2 2001 | ||
| [May 10, 2001] | Top U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Q1 2001 |
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