China Tops U.S. With Largest Internet Population, 253M
July 25, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - China has surpassed the United States, as they now have the largest Internet population at 253 million.
The news comes from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), which stated that 253 million Chinese went online by the end of June of this year.
This is a 56% increase in the total Internet population from 2007.
Breaking it down further, 214 million of those on the Internet in China accessed via a broadband Internet connection.
The percentage of the population in China on the Internet now stands at 19%, still way below that of the United States, at 71%.
Comparing this to previous numbers, just in 2006 alone, there were 137 million Internet users in China. This shows that the number of people in the Internet in the country continues to grow at a rapid pace.
People under the age of 30 in China make up 69% of the total Internet users.
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