New Nielsen/NetRatings data shows a slight decline in the time people in the U.S. use the internet at home each month, according to eMarketer. A NetRatings analyst said that, with Americans spending close to 14 hours a month online, "if [sites] just continue to do what they're doing today, they're only going to move sideways." Users in Hong Kong, Japan and France all exceeded the average time spent online by Americans, and all showed significant growth in time spent, ranging from 19 percent to 25 percent.