China's H1 2017 Internet User Base Reaches 751 Mln
CNNIC, 8/04/17
China's internet user base reached 751 mln in H1 2017, up 19.92 mln from the end of 2016, among which the mobile internet user base was 724 mln, up 28.30 mln from the end of 2016, according to data in the China Internet Network Information Center's (CNNIC) newly released H1 2017 State of the Chinese Internet Report. Internet penetration reached 54.3% in H1 2017, up 1.1 percentage points from the end of 2016.
Mobile internet users refers to users accessing the internet via mobile handsets.
The proportion of internet users accessing the internet through mobile handsets increased to 96.3% during H1 2017, up 1.2 percentage points from the end of 2016, while 55.0% accessed the internet via desktop computers, 36.5% accessed using laptops, 28.7% accessed using tablets, and 26.7% accessed using smart TV sets.
The following are the percentages of total internet users who accessed various online services in H1 2017:
Top Online Applications by Number of Users
| Application | Users (Mln) | Penetration | HoH Growth | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Messaging | 691.6 | 92.1% | 3.8% | 7.8% |
| News | 624.6 | 83.1% | 1.7% | 7.8% |
| Search | 609.5 | 81.1% | 1.2% | 2.8% |
| Video | 564.8 | 75.2% | 3.7% | 9.9% |
| Music | 524.1 | 69.8% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| Shopping | 514.4 | 68.5% | 10.2% | 14.9% |
| Payment | 511.0 | 68.0% | 7.7% | 12.4% |
| Online Mapping | 470.0 | 62.6% | 1.8% | N/A |
| Gaming | 421.6 | 56.1% | 1.1% | 7.8% |
| Banking | 382.6 | 50.9% | 4.7% | 12.3% |
| Literature | 352.6 | 46.9% | 5.8% | 14.6% |
| Online Live Broadcasting | 342.6 | 45.6% | N/A | 5.5% |
| Travel Booking | 333.6 | 44.4% | 11.5% | 26.6% |
| Online Takeout Delivery | 295.3 | 39.3% | 41.6% | 97.3% |
| Microblog | 290.7 | 38.7% | 7.1% | N/A |
| Taxi Booking | 277.9 | 37.0% | N/A | N/A |
| 263.1 | 35.0% | 6.0% | 0.6% | |
| Car Hire | 217.3 | 28.9% | N/A | N/A |
| Education | 144.3 | 19.2% | 4.8% | 22.4% |
| BBS | 132.1 | 17.6% | 9.3% | 22.2% |
| Internet Wealth Management | 126.1 | 16.8% | 27.5% | 11.5% |
| Bike-sharing | 106.1 | 14.1% | N/A | N/A |
| Brokerage or Fund | 68.5 | 9.1% | 9.1% | N/A |
The following are the percentages of total mobile internet users who accessed various categories of mobile service in H1 2017, and is a sub-set of the table above:
Top Mobile Service Categories by Number of Users
| Application | Users (Mln) | Penetration | HoH User Growth | YoY User Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Instant Messaging | 667.8 | 92.3% | 4.7% | 10.7% |
| Mobile News | 596.2 | 82.4% | 4.4% | 15.1% |
| Mobile Search | 592.7 | 81.9% | 3.1% | 13.1% |
| Mobile Video | 525.2 | 72.6% | 5.1% | 19.3% |
| Mobile Payment | 501.9 | 69.4% | 7.0% | 18.2% |
| Mobile Music | 489.3 | 67.6% | 4.6% | 10.3% |
| Mobile Shopping | 480.4 | 66.4% | 9.0% | 19.9% |
| Mobile Mapping | 440.9 | 60.9% | 2.2% | N/A |
| Mobile Games | 385.5 | 53.3% | 9.6% | 27.5% |
| Mobile Banking | 350.1 | 48.4% | 5.0% | 15.0% |
| Mobile Literature | 326.7 | 45.1% | 7.5% | 16.2% |
| Mobile Online Travel | 299.0 | 41.3% | 14.2% | 28.7% |
| Mobile Take-out Delivery | 274.1 | 37.9% | 41.4% | 87.4% |
| Mobile Microblog | 258.6 | 35.7% | 7.4% | N/A |
| Mobile E-mail | 215.4 | 29.8% | 9.3% | 24.2% |
| Mobile Online Education | 119.9 | 16.6% | 22.4% | 71.6% |
| Mobile Forums/BBS | 112.6 | 15.6% | 15.6% | 33.1% |
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