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China Internet Statistics 2009 Summary

by Rocky Fu on January 20, 2010

in Research & Statistics

The following statistics are based on data released by CNNIC for 2009.

  • China Internet users: 384 million, with a penetration rate of 28.9%
  • Broadband Internet users: 346 million
  • China mobile internet users: 233 million (60.8% of total internet users)
  • Internet users in rural areas: 106.81 million
  • Registered domain names: 16.82 million (80% are .cn domains)
  • Top 3 Internet applications
    • online music
    • online news
    • search engines.
  • Top 3 fast growing online applications
    • Online payment
    • Travel booking
    • Online stock trading
  • Male Internet users v.s. Female: 54.2% v.s. 45.8%
  • 10% of China internet users don’t have income; 30.3% have a monthly income of over 2000 yuan.
  • An average, an China internet user spends 18.7 hours per week online.
  • Total search engine users: 280 million, up 38.6% from previous year
  • Total bloggers: 221 million
  • Social networking sites users: 176 million
  • Online shopping users: 108 million, up 45.9%

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