One out of five Internet is Chinese

One out of five Internet users live in China. According to the Internet World Statistics, China has around 350 million Internet users being 21% of worldwide usage.

One out of five Internet users live in China. According to the Internet World Statistics, China has around 350 million Internet users representing 21% of the 1.7 billion Internet users worldwide. 

The whole Asian continent represented in 2009 nearly 43% of the worldwide Internet use.

The other 47% was broken down as follows:

  • Europe & Russia    20%   (409 million users)
  • North America        15%   (255 million users)
  • South America        10%   (170 million users)
  • Africa                       3.9%  (66 million users)  
  • Middle East            3.3%   (56 million users)
  • Oceania                 1.2%   (20 million users). 

 

Published on 19 May 2010