Updated: Nov 12, 2024
Internet usage in China is growing; every 1.6 seconds, a new internet user is added to the Chinese Internet population. Chinese internet users are spending more time online (20.5 hours per week as compared to 18.7 hours in 2011). 54% of Chinese Internet population is less than 30 years old and only 6.2% is older than 50 years. Take a look at the following infographic - “Internet Usage in China – Statistics and Trends” for more such interesting facts.
Infographic by GO-Globe Web Design Company in China
Number Of Internet Users In China |
591 Million |
Penetration rate |
42.1% |
Internet growth rate |
9.9% |
Mobile internet users |
460 million |
A new internet user was added to the China internet population every 1.6 seconds
Desktop computers |
70.6% |
Notebooks |
45.9% |
Mobile devices |
74.5% |
Chinese netizens spent an average of 20.5 hours a week online, compared to 18.7 hours in 2011.
Gender |
%age |
Men |
55.8% |
Women |
44.2% |
More than 54% of Chinese internet users are between 10 and 30 years old.
Age |
%age |
Less than 19 years old |
25.7% |
20-29 years old |
30.4% |
30-39 years old |
25.3% |
40-49 years old |
12.4% |
Older than 50 years |
6.2% |
Users in urban areas |
72.4% |
408 million |
Users in rural areas |
27.6% |
156 million |
Home |
91.7% |
Internet café |
22.4% |
Office |
32.4% |
School / University |
15.7% |
Public facilities |
13.3% |
Activity |
China |
USA |
Time spent online per week |
20,5 hours |
32 hours |
Average internet user’s age |
25 years old |
42 years old |
Social networking site use |
91% |
67% |
Total value of online sales |
$210 billion (+64.7%) |
$226 billion (+15.8%) |
Activity |
# of users |
% of users |
Instant messaging |
468 million |
82.9% |
Search |
451 million |
80.0% |
Music |
436 million |
77.3% |
Blogging |
373 million |
66.1% |
Video |
372 million |
65.9% |
Gaming |
336 million |
59.5% |
Micro-blogging |
309 million |
54.7% |
Social Networks |
275 million |
48.8% |
251 million |
44.5% |
|
Online shopping |
242 million |
42.9% |
Reading books |
233 million |
41.4% |
E-banking |
221 million |
39.3% |
Online payment |
220 million |
39.1% |
Forums/BBS |
149 million |
26.5% |
Travel booking |
112 million |
19.8% |
Group shopping |
83 million |
14.8% |
Online stock investment |
34 million |
6.1% |
Province Name |
Penetration rate |
Beijing |
72.2% |
Shanghai |
63.1% |
Fujian |
61.3% |
Zhejiang |
59.0% |
Tianjin |
58.5% |
Liaoning |
50.2% |
Jiangsu |
50.0% |
Shanxi |
44.2% |
Hainan |
43.7% |
Xinjiang |
43.6% |
Website |
Monthly Visits |
tmall.com |
432,456,034 |
jd.com |
311,917,568 |
51buy.com |
130,461,270 |
yihaodian.com |
104,629,174 |
amazon.cn |
78,556,254 |
1mall.com |
73,101,821 |
suning.com |
70,096,761 |
dangdang.com |
54,498,868 |
jumei.com |
48,519,033 |
vancl.com |
36,070,466 |