China Internet Population Hits 513 Million

As expected, China Internet population surpassed 500 million in 2011.

According to the latest report published by CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center), the country had a population of 513 million Internet users as of December 2011.

The total population of Chinese netizens increased by 56 million in 2011 (+11% year over year). Indeed, China Internet population surpassed 450 million in 2010.

Internet penetration hit 38% of the total population in 2011 (+4% year over year), a Chinese netizen being a 6+ year old resident in mainland China and having a home phone number or a mobile phone and used the Internet in the last 6 months.

Among those 513 million users, 356 million access the Internet with mobile devices (+18% year over year), that is about 37% of total population.

Regarding eCommerce, statistics show that over 194 million people now shop online. The growth is almost 21% compared to 2010.

If you can read Chinese, you can visit CNNIC website and find the entire report. 

More detailed statistics about situation of Internet in China in 2011 in a coming post. Stay tuned!