Where are you located? The Internet boom in the US happened in the mid-90's. My first part-time ISP job was in 1994.
* 1990s: Internet access was rare. By 1995, only 14% of Americans were online.
* 2000: Approximately 43% of U.S. households had internet access .
* 2005: The number increased to 68% .
* 2010: Around 72% of households were connected .
* 2015: The figure rose to 75% .
* 2020: Approximately 93% of U.S. adults used the internet, indicating widespread household access .
1995 was when Windows 95 launched, and with its built in dialup networking support, allowed a "normal" person to easily get online. 1995 was the Netscape IPO, which kicked off the dot-com bubble. 1995 was when Amazon first launched their site.