Mainland China Breakthrough In The Total Number Of 200 Million Internet Users

January 15 pm news, according to CNNIC statistics, as of December 2007, the number of mainland China reached 210 million netizens, within six months 48 million increase in the total number of Internet users, after the United States nearly 220 million netizens few. Including broadband access to Internet users reached 163 million number to the mobile terminal for several wireless access to 50.4 million users. Internet population in the Chinese mainland reached 16% penetration rate, the number of Internet users in China has entered a new period of rapid growth, huge room for development.

According to CNNIC previous reports, as of the end of 2006, by the end of June 2007, the mainland of China netizens respectively 137 million and 162 million. According to the above data, in 2007 the first half of mainland China's netizens growth rate for the 25 million, 48 million for the second half of the year, the growth rate nearly doubled in six months. According to the growth of the first half of 25 million, each one minute on nearly 100 new users. Growth in the second half of Internet users reached 48 million, it means that new users every minute nearly 200 new users.

Industry sources, in accordance with China's current growth rate of the Internet, the number of Internet users is expected to overtake the United States in early 2008. According to Nielsen / NetRatings, the latest statistics, up to July 2007, the United States accounting for 212 million Internet users, an increase of 2 year only 8.25 million.

Source: 新浪科技 Han Zhi Jan. 15, 2008