Industry Report | Development of Internet Users in China

Industry Report | Development of Internet Users in China

On February 3, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released the 47th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China, which shows that as of December 2020, the number of netizens in China reached 989 million, an increase of 85.4 million from March 2020, and the Internet penetration rate reached 70.4%, an increase of 5.9 percentage points from March 2020. If this growth rate continues, the number of Chinese netizens will exceed 1 billion in the first half of 2021. At the same time, the number of mobile netizens reached 986 million, accounting for 99.7% of all netizens, an increase of 88.85 million compared to the same period in 2020. As of December 2020, the Internet penetration rate in urban areas of China was 79.8%, and the Internet penetration rate in rural areas reached 55.9%;...