Digital 2020: China

You'll find our complete #Digital2020 report for China in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that's not working for you), but read on below for the essential headlines.

Internet users in China

  • There were 854.5 million internet users in China in January 2020.

  • The number of internet users in China increased by 25 million (+3.1%) between 2019 and 2020.

  • Internet penetration in China stood at 59% in January 2020.

Social media users in China

  • There were 1.04 billion social media users in China in January 2020.

  • The number of social media users in China increased by 15 million (+1.5%) between April 2019 and January 2020.

  • Social media penetration in China stood at 72% in January 2020.

Mobile connections in China

  • There were 1.61 billion mobile connections in China in January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in China increased by 67 million (+4.3%) between January 2019 and January 2020.

  • The number of mobile connections in China in January 2020 was equivalent to 112% of the total population.


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