Senior citizens age 65 and older were the fastest growing age group online, surging 25% to 9.6 million Web surfers in October from 7.7 million last year, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.
In addition, the number of female seniors online rose 30%, while male seniors jumped 20%.
The second fastest growing age group was Internet users ages 55-64, which jumped 15% from 13.6 million to 15.6 million.
The third fastest growing age group was those aged 18-24, jumping 13% from 9.3 million to 10.5 million users.
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