The 55th Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development

China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC)

Background

Since 1997, the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) has carried out the Statistical Survey on the Internet Development in China and regularly released the Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development (hereinafter referred to as the “Report”) at the beginning and middle of each year. Ever since then, CNNIC has published 54 reports. These Reports have reflected the process of building up China’s strength in cyberspace through statistical data. They have provided an important reference for Chinese government departments, domestic and international institutions in the industry, experts, scholars, and the general public to understand the development of China’s Internet.

The year 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of China’s full connection to the Internet and its efforts to facilitate the deep integration of the real economy and digital economy. China’s Internet sector has made more advances in the netizen size and Internet applications. The Internet has given full play to the driving role of network infrastructure, data connection and technology, promoting the deep integration of real economic activities, such as agriculture, industry, transport and communications, commercial services and the cultural industry, with digital technologies and digital forms.

As the Internet has contributed to the transformation and upgrading of real economy, the economy has been steadily recovering and turning for the better. China has completed the tasks and objectives of the 14th Five-Year Plan with high quality, laying a solid foundation for a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan.

CNNIC, a national team of basic Internet resources, has continued to strengthen its industry research capability, followed up on China’s Internet development for many years, gained insights into industry trends, and supported scientific decision-making. These Reports focus on the four aspects, including basic Internet resources, size of Internet users, Internet applications and e-government. From a multi-pronged perspective, CNNIC has worked to comprehensively demonstrate the development of China’s Internet in 2024 through all-round data.

Here, we hereby express our heartfelt thanks to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and other departments for their guidance for the Reports. We would also like to express our sincere thanks to other institutions and Internet users that have supported this statistical survey.

January 2025