This document is a statistical report on internet development in China published by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) in July 2014. Some key findings from the report include:
- By June 2014, China had 632 million internet users, a 14.42 million increase from 2013. The internet penetration rate was 46.9%, up 1.1 percentage points.
- By June 2014, 527 million people in China used the mobile internet, a 26.99 million increase. Mobile phones surpassed PCs for the first time as the primary device for internet access.
- Payment applications grew the fastest, with mobile payment users increasing 63.4% and accounting for 38.9% of all internet users