Internet users in China exceed 900 million – Burgeron Report

The number of Internet users in China reached 904 million last March, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). [19659002] These are 75 million new users compared to the data from the end of 2018, according to the report published on Tuesday.
 
Internet penetration in China has increased by 4.9 percent since 2018, standing at  64.5 percent.
 
In rural areas, the percentage of internet users rose 7.8 percent in this period, to 46 percent.
 
According to the report, the number of Chinese Online shopping increased by 100 million (16.4%) from 2018 to 710 million.
 
Online retail sales reached 10.63 trillion yuan ($ 1.5 trillion) last year.
 
Of the world's top 30 internet capitalization companies, nine are Chinese  today, including Alibaba and Tencent that rank in the top 10.

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