The top four Internet nations in terms of the number of pages viewed per person are all in the Asia-Pacific region, according to an April study of global Internet usage.

According to Nielsen/NetRatings' April report, South Korean Web surfers viewed 90 pages per session, the highest per-person view count of any country. South Koreans also visited the second-highest number of different Web sites during the month - on average 26 sites per person. Looking again at the first metric, Internet users in Taiwan were ranked second, with 76 pages per person. They were followed by Hong Kong Web surfers, with 62 pages per person, and Singaporeans with 56 pages. These were the top four markets in the world using this measurement, Nielsen/NetRatings said. South Korea was the leader in the Asia-Pacific region in the second metric (number of different Web sites visited during the month) over Hong Kong (25) and Singapore (22). Belgium led the world in this metric, followed by Korea. Again, South Korea was top in the world when the survey measured the average amount of time spent online at 42 minutes. Hong Kong was ranked second in the world, with 38 minutes. Nielsen/NetRatings said South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand all showed high Net usage figures in April, compared to global averages. Heading Down Under, Australia and New Zealand took their turn on the podium, taking the top spot in April for being the "stickiest" Web surfers. The survey said Internet users in those countries spent an average of 52 seconds on each Web page. While this is all good news for Web publishers, advertisers and e-commerce sites targeting these regions, Nielsen believes that as Asia-Pacific markets mature they will become more like the US.