According to a report the number of internet users worldwide is expected to touch 2.2 billion by 2013 and India is projected to have the third largest online population during the same time. The number of people online around the world will grow more than 45 per cent to 2.2 billion users by 2013 and Asia will continue to be the biggest Internet growth engine.

India will be the third largest internet user base by 2013 - with China and the US taking the first two spots. The report noted that emerging markets like India would see a growth of 10 to 20 per cent by 2013. The percentage of those in Asia will increase from 38 per cent to 43 per cent and Latin America will remain steady at about 11 per cent of the global total. By contrast, growth rates in some of the more mature markets such as Japan and South Korea will rise by less than two per cent each year.

The immaculate growth of the internet users in India marks a great potential of the growth online networking. Indians have been upbeat in accepting new technology and have great networking skills and these skills are sure to get a boost with the growth in IT and ITES infrastructure in India