China had 457 million internet users by 2010, with 303 million (66%) being mobile internet users. Broadband penetration reached 98.3% of internet users but average connection speeds were only 100.9KB/s, far below the world average of 230.4KB/s. The top 14 provinces each had over 10 million internet users, led by Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, and Zhejiang.

1. China Internet Users
by Numbers
China
Internet
Watch
Feb
2011

2. China Internet Users by 2010:
457 million, up 19.1%

3. Broadband users: 450 million, up 30%
Broadband penetration rate is 98.3% but
the average Internet connection speed is
only 100.9KB/s, far below the world
average 230.4KB/s.

4. Mobile Internet Users:
303 million (66% of total Internet users)

5. 19 provinces each has over
10 million Internet users

6. Tier 1: Internet Penetration Rate > 34.3%
1. Beijing
8. Jiangsu
2. Shanghai
9. Xinjiang
3. Guangdong
10. Shanxi
4. Zhejiang
11. Shandong
5. Tianjin
12. Hainan
6. Fujian
13. Chongqing
7. Liaoning
14. Shaanxi

7. 28.7%
<
Tier
2
<
34.3%
Tier
3
<
28.7%
1. Qinghai
1. Ningxia
2. Xizang
2. Hubei
3. Hunan
3. Jilin
4. Henan
4. Hebei
5. Guangxi
6. Gansu
5. Inner
Mongolia
7. Sichuan
6. Heilongjiang
8. Anhui
9. Yunnan
10. Jiangxi
11. Guizhou

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9. On average, China internet users spend
18.3 hours per week on internet
access; or, 2.6 hours per day.

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