Market Facts

Corporate Internet Use Facts

70% of all Internet porn access occurs during the 9-5 workday
78% of surveyed companies reported employees had abused corporate internet privileges
In 2002 there were more than 8 million subscribers to pornographic websites
Over 15% of worldwide internet traffic occurs on Mondays
Saturdays and Sundays account for the least amount of traffic
In 2002 at-work Internet users spent 1.4 hours per day viewing non-corporate related online media
22% of US customers shopped online from work in 2002
61% of office workers surveyed said they surf the net for personal use during the workday
More than half of all requests on search engines are “adult orientated”
More than 60% of US companies have disciplined – and more than 30% have terminated- employees for inappropriate use of the Internet
27% of Fortune 500 companies have battled sexual harassment claims stemming from employee misuse and abuse of corporate Internet systems
International Data Corporation, an Internet research firm, reports that 35% to 40% of US office employees use the Internet for non-work related activities

Cost Justification

Offering Internet access to your employees can become a costly corporate expense. The table below illustrates just how unproductive and costly non productive (and non company business focused) employee Internet access can be. The average wasted Internet access time for company employees has been estimated at 1 hour and 24 minutes per work day. The table represents the possible annual savings based upon a given hourly wage.

Given: 1 hour and 24 minutes of non corporate Internet activities per day / per employee *

*Nielsen/Ratings.com

Hourly Wage Number of Employees Annual Costs
Potential Savings
$6.00 20 $45,360
$8.00 100 $302,400
$7.00 50 $132,300
$15.00 30 $170,100