Chinese Internet population hits 137m

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Tuesday, 23 January 2007 23:10

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That leaves over 1.1b Chinese offline, but figures have grown an impressive 23.4% in the last year, now reaching 10.5% of the Chinese population.

The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has published its 19th report (although unavailable at the English version of the website at the time of writing), announcing a big jump in Chinese Internet users, according to Reuters and Cnet.

Reuters also reported that CNNIC’s report lists 17 million people in China using their cell phones to go online, while 104 million have broadband Internet access.

China has been in the news in 2006 regarding its treatment of online dissidents and in the past over online censorship, and will surely continue being in the news as its online population grows further, with plenty of Internet use expected during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

We can expect Chinese Internet access figures to grow even further this year. As China’s star continues rising, so will its Internet-savvy population.