China’s Internet Development Core Data

By December 2024, China had 1,108 million Internet users, an increase of 16.08 million compared to December 2023. Internet penetration reached 78.6%, up 1.1 percentage points from December 2023.

As of December 2024, the number of mobile Internet users in China reached 1,105 million, representing an increase of 14.03 million from December 2023. Among netizens, those accessing the Internet via mobile phones accounted for 99.7%.

By December 2024, the number of rural Internet users in China had reached 313 million, accounting for 28.2% of the total number of netizens. That of urban Internet users had reached 795 million, representing 71.8% of the total.

Up to December 2024, the proportions of users accessing the Internet via desktop computers, laptops, tablets and televisions were 36.2%, 32.0%, 30.8% and 25.1%, respectively; those of users accessing the Internet via personal wearable devices, smart home devices and smart connected vehicles were 23.8%, 22.6%, and 10.7%, respectively.

As of December 2024, the number of IPv6 address blocks in China had reached 69,148/32, an increase of 1.6% from December 2023.

Up to December 2024, China had 33.02 million domain names, of which those with.CN were 20.82 million.

By December 2024, China had 1,101 million social network users, who accounted for 99.3% of all netizens.

As of December 2024, China had 1,081 million instant messaging users, an increase of 21.7 million from December 2023, accounting for 97.6% of all internet users.

As of December 2024, the number of online video users in China had reached 1,070 million, an increase of 3.47 million from December 2023, accounting for 96.6% of all internet users. Among them, the number of short video users had reached 1,040 million, accounting for 93.8% of all Internet users. In contrast, the number of micro-drama users had reached 662 million, accounting for 59.7% of all Internet users.

As of December 2024, the number of online payment users was 1,029 million, an increase of 75.05 million from December 2023, representing 92.8% of all netizens.

By December 2024, China had 1,004 million e-government users, an increase of 31.40 million from December 2023, accounting for 90.6% of all netizens.

As of December 2024, the number of online shopping users reached 974 million, an increase of 59.47 million from December 2023, accounting for 87.9% of all internet users.

As of December 2024, the number of search engine users reached 878 million, an increase of 51.12 million from December 2023, accounting for 79.2% of all internet users.

By December 2024, the number of live-streaming users was 833 million, an increase of 17.37 million from December 2023, representing 75.2% of all internet users.

As of December 2024, the number of online news users was 811 million, an increase of 39.09 million from December 2023, accounting for 73.2% of all internet users.

As of December 2024, the number of online music users was 748 million, an increase of 33.31 million from December 2023, representing 67.5% of all netizens.

By December 2024, the number of online meal-ordering users was 592 million, an increase of 47.77 million from December 2023, accounting for 53.4% of all internet users.

As of December 2024, the number of online literature users was 575 million, an increase of 54.74 million from December 2023, accounting for 51.9% of all internet users.

As of December 2024, China had 570 million online office users, an increase of 33.42 million from December 2023, accounting for 51.5% of all internet users.

By December 2024, China had 548 million online travel booking users, an increase of 39.35 million from December 2023, representing 49.5% of all netizens.

As of December 2024, the number of car-hailing users was 539 million, an increase of 11.80 million from December 2023, accounting for 48.7% of all internet users.

As of December 2024, China had 418 million Internet healthcare users, an increase of 3.72 million from December 2023, accounting for 37.7% of all internet users.

As of December 2024, China had 249 million generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) users, accounting for 17.7% of the Chinese population.