Official Statistical Report · China

The 55th Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development

Publisher: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
Date: January 2025
Preface

Since 1997, CNNIC has carried out the Statistical Survey on Internet Development in China and published regular reports to describe the growth of China’s Internet, support decision-making and inform the public. The 2024 report marks 30 years since China’s full connection to the global Internet and reviews progress in infrastructure, applications and digital-real integration.

China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
January 2025

Core Data

  • By Dec 2024, China had 1,108 million Internet users; Internet penetration was 78.6%.
  • Mobile Internet users: 1,105 million, or 99.7% of all netizens.
  • Rural netizens: 313 million (28.2%); urban: 795 million (71.8%).
  • IPv6 addresses: 69,148 blocks/32; domain names: 33.02 million, including 20.82 million .CN.
  • Online video users: 1,070 million (96.6%); short-video users: 1,040 million (93.8%).
  • Online shopping users: 974 million (87.9%); search-engine users: 878 million (79.2%).
  • Online payment users: 1,029 million (92.8%); e-government users: 1,004 million (90.6%).
  • Users of generative AI: 249 million, about 17.7% of the population.

Chapter I – Development and Application of Basic Internet Resources

I. Development of Basic Internet Resources

Table 1 – Development of Basic Internet Resources by December 2024

Type Unit Number by Dec 2024
IPv4 Address 392,386,560
IPv6 Block / 32 69,148
Active IPv6 users × 100 million 8.22
Domain names Count 33,019,905
of which: .CN Count 20,823,037
Internet broadband access ports × 100 million 11.99
Number of IPv6 addresses in China, 2020–2024
Figure 1 – Number of IPv6 addresses in China (Dec 2020–Dec 2024).
Number of active IPv6 users in China, 2020–2024
Figure 2 – Number of active IPv6 users (Dec 2020–Nov 2024).
Number of IPv4 addresses in China, 2020–2024
Figure 3 – Number of IPv4 addresses (Dec 2020–Dec 2024).

Chapter II – Size and Structure of Internet Users

I. Size of Internet Users

Netizen size and Internet penetration, 2020–2024
Figure 10 – Netizen size and Internet penetration (Dec 2020–Dec 2024).
Size of mobile Internet users, 2020–2024
Figure 11 – Size of mobile Internet users and their proportion, 2020–2024.

(II) Size of Internet Users in Urban and Rural Areas

Urban and rural structure of Internet users
Figure 12 – Urban and rural structure of Internet users.

Chapter III – Development of Internet Applications

I. Overall Development

Table 5 – User Size and Utilization Ratio of Internet Applications (Dec 2023–Dec 2024)

Application User size 2023 (10,000) Utilization 2023 (%) User size 2024 (10,000) Utilization 2024 (%) Growth rate (%)

Appendix 1 – Survey Methodology

Appendix 2 – Attached Tables of Basic Internet Resources

Appendix 3 – Supporting Organizations

Contents

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Source: The 55th Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development, CNNIC, January 2025.