China Internet Users Amounted To 221 Million People Over The U.S. First In The World

Reporters on the 23rd from the Ministry of Information Industry and that, as of February, the number of Internet users in China reached 221 million, surpassing the United States first in the world. At the end of 2007, compared to 210 million people.

Currently, VOIP, P2P, IPTV, instant messaging, search engines, and other new technologies and the emergence of business, regulation of the Internet has put forward higher requirements.

According to statistics, the number of netizens in China despite the growth of Internet penetration rate makes greatly improved, but still below the global average.

Source: 新华网 Feng XiaoFang & Zhou Dandan Apr. 23, 2008