China's Internet users reached 298 million penetration rate exceeded the global average for the first time

by yiwu on 2009-01-14 09:35:14

On January 13, CNNIC released the 23rd Statistical Report on the Development of China's Internet in Beijing. According to the report, by the end of 2008, the number of Internet users in China reached 298 million, an increase of 41.9% over 2007, and the Internet penetration rate reached 22.6%, slightly higher than the global average (21.9%). The number of blog users reached 162 million and the number of mobile Internet users reached 117.6 million.....