WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Internet’s economic impact has doubled since 2007 and now fuels at least 6 percent of the overall US economy, a study showed Thursday.

The study for the Internet Association—which includes major companies such as Facebook and Amazon—found the online sector accounted for $966 billion in economic activity in 2014, and some three million jobs.

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