Key figures in China's Internet dev't

Let's take a brief look at some key figures in China's Internet development.

CHINA'S INTERNET DEV'T

(by June 2009)

Internet Users

338 mln +13.4% from end-2008

Broadband Subscribers

320 mln 94.3% of total users

Source: Ministry of Industry & Information Technology

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Domain Name Volume

16.2 mln

Registered Domain Name of ".cn"

12.96 mln World's largest of its kind

Source: Ministry of Industry & Information Technology

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Cellphone-Access Internet Users

155 mln +32.1% from end-2008

Internet Online Shoppers

87.88 mln + 14 mln from end-2008

Source: Ministry of Industry & Information Technology

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Telephone Users

1.044 bln 66.1% -- Mobile Phone Users

Mobile Internet Users

192 mln + 62.7% y-o-y

Source: Ministry of Industry & Information Technology

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CHINA'S INTERNET DEV'T

(2008)

E-Commerce Transaction Volume

¥3.1 trln +43% y-o-y

Mobile Internet Market Size

¥11.7 bln +54.5% y-o-y

Source: Ministry of Industry & Information Technology