E-commerce means using the Internet to sell products and services. Most of the successful companies in the
world use e-commerce, from small family businesses to
huge corporations. With a website, customers can find
information about products or services 24 hours a day,
all year round. Companies can use pictures, sound, and
video clips on a website advertise their business, and customers can order products at any time of the day or
night.The tables below give information about Internet users between 2002 and 2007. International businesses study information like this to find out about new markets. For example, in 2007, the US had the greatest number of users (about 211 million), with almost 70 % of US residents online. However, research showed that the numbers of Internet users in China was growing quickly, and with suck a large population, that's a lot of customers for your e-business.