InternetChina Tops 250 Million Internet Users (PC World)

PC World - China reasserted itself as the world's largest Internet market, with 253 million total users by the end of June.

China reasserted itself as the world's largest Internet market with 253 million total users by the end of June, the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) said Wednesday in its semiannual report (Chinese). However, despite maintaining its dominance over the U.S., total Internet penetration remains below 20 percent, reaching just 19.1 percent of the population, the report said. CNNIC defines an Internet user as anyone age 6 and above who used the Internet at least once per month for any purpose, accessing the Internet from a desktop computer, laptop or mobile phone. China added 43 million new users during the first half of 2008. Gender balance is now almost equal, with women accounting for 46.4 percent of all users. Chinese Internet users remain a predominantly young group. Users aged 24 and under account for almost exactly half of the total, with 49.4 percent. Users aged 30 and under comprised 68.6 percent of the total, and 35 and under were 79.6 percent of the country's total... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

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