Rosstat counted in the country of over 143 million inhabitants at the beginning of the year. According to TNS Gallup, in April 2012, Internet use 70.8 million Russians over 12 years. Among the audience of adult citizens Network covers 64 million people, two thirds of them live in cities with a population of over 100,000 people.
The rate of growth of the Internet audience in Russia are on the mark in small towns and rural areas - 49% in major cities - 15%. A total increase of 27% from last year.