Translated statistics from China. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released the first 33 “China Internet Development Statistics Report Network” (hereinafter referred to as the “Report”) in Beijing. The Report shows that as of December 2013,
China’s internet users reached 618 million
There was an increase of 53.5 million internet users in China in 2013
China’s Internet penetration rate was 45.8%.
China’s mobile phone internet users reached 500 million
The latest 618 million internet user count is not on the above chart.
There is a slight acceleration in the number of internet users being added in China.
If the pace is maintained the China would have
2014 678 million internet users 2015 743 million internet users 2016 813 million internet users
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