China's Internet users reach half billion mark
Thursday, 12 January 2012
SHANGHAI, Jan 11 (Reuters): The number of Internet users in China have crossed the half billion mark, reaching 505 million users at the end of November last year, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) reported.
The Internet penetration rate stood at 37.7 per cent, up 3.4 per cent over the end of 2010, CNNIC said in a report released late last month. This compares with Internet penetration rates of more than 70 per cent for China's more technologically advanced East Asian neighbours, Japan and South Korea.
At the end of November, the number of microblog users exceeded 300 million, jumping from 195 million at the end of June, a CNNIC report released Wednesday said, according to the official Xinhua News agency.
The Internet penetration rate stood at 37.7 per cent, up 3.4 per cent over the end of 2010, CNNIC said in a report released late last month. This compares with Internet penetration rates of more than 70 per cent for China's more technologically advanced East Asian neighbours, Japan and South Korea.
At the end of November, the number of microblog users exceeded 300 million, jumping from 195 million at the end of June, a CNNIC report released Wednesday said, according to the official Xinhua News agency.