Nigeria has the second highest number of Internet users in the world

A new survey of 10,000 people by consulting firm, AT Kearney, has revealed the countries with the most devoted Internet users.

The survey was sorted by the percentage of the respondents who said they were online all long (every waking hour, that is), thereby identifying the biggest Internet addicts.

Here are the countries as they are ranked by the ATKearney report:

1. Brazil

2. Nigeria

3. South Africa

4. Russia

5. India

6. US

7. UK

8. Germany

9. China

10. Japan

According to the report, majority of the users that are continually connected to the Internet tended to be young and unmarried.

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The report also found that users had four main motivations for going online: Connecting with family and friends, expressing opinions, increasing convenience, and exploring new subjects.

In addition, time spent online was mostly spent on social networks in all ten countries.

The survey was conducted in 10 countries with 10,000 respondents, who were distributed evenly. AT Kearney chose nine of the top 10 countries known to use the internet most, excluding France but adding South Africa, and the research was conducted in July 2014.