Overview
Internet diffusion in China has been very rapid since it was linked to the Internet. But on a national scale, the level of the diffusion in many areas remains low. Internet use is concentrated in large cities. Government plays a central role in Internet diffusion but pervasive penetration of the Internet can not be based on top-down regulation. A further challenge facing China is to remove the barriers and to build up a more favorable environment for Internet development, such as the freedom for information exchange, promoting the growth of the basic telecommunications market and Internet access market, and expanding access to infrastructure and service. A survey conducted by China Internet Network Center indicates the recent internet diffusion situation in China.1(Source: Semiannual Survey Report on the Development of China's Internet at January. 2002, China Internet Network Center)
Computer Hosts and User
Computer
Hosts in China:
Totally about 12,540,000. Among them, 2,340,000 are connected through leased
lines and 10,200,000 are through dial-up connections.
Internet Users in China:
Totally 33,700,000. Among them, 6,720,000 use leased line connections,
21,330,000 are dial-up users and 5,650,000 use both. Besides computer users,
people who use other equipment (e.g. mobile terminals and information
electrical appliance) are 1,180,000.
Domain Names
Domain Names Registered Under ".CN":
|
|
AC |
COM |
EDU |
GOV |
NET |
ORG |
AADN |
TOTAL |
|
Number |
673 |
99123 |
1354 |
5864 |
14045 |
2943 |
3317 |
127319 |
|
Percentage |
0.5% |
77.9% |
1.1% |
4.6% |
11.0% |
2.3% |
2.6% |
100.0% |
AADN: Administration Area Domain Name
The Number of 'WWW' Websites
|
|
AC.CN |
COM( .CN) |
EDU.CN |
GOV.CN |
NET( .CN) |
ORG( .CN) |
DISTRICT.CN |
TOTAL |
|
|
444 |
215779 |
/ |
4677 |
47307 |
7200 |
1693 |
277100 |
|
% |
0.2% |
77.8% |
1.7% |
17.1% |
2.6% |
0.6% |
100.0% |
Bandwidth
Countries directly interconnected to China's Internet include the United
States, Canada, Australia, Britain, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea,
etc. The detailed distribution among Interconnecting Networks is as
follows. CSTNET 55M, CHINANET 6032M, CERNET 257.5M, CHINAGBN 168M , UNINET
418M , CNCNET 465M , CIETNET 2M,CMNET 200M. The total bandwidth of
leased international connection is 7597.5M.
Users' Personal Information
Gender : Male 60.0%£¬Female 40.0%
Age:
|
Under18 |
18-24 |
25-30 |
31-35 |
36-40 |
41-50 |
51-60 |
Above60 |
|
15.3% |
36.2% |
16.3% |
12.1% |
8.2% |
7.6% |
3.2% |
1.1% |
Education
|
Under High School |
High School |
2-3Years College |
Bachelor Degree |
Master Degree |
Doctor Degree |
|
10.2% |
30.0% |
26.9% |
30.4% |
2.1% |
0.4% |
Distribution of Industry
|
Government |
Business and Taxation Administration |
Transportation |
Trade and Commerce |
|
8.3% |
2.1% |
4.0% |
16.0% |
|
Financial, Insurance and Real estate Industry |
Informationand Consultation |
Service Industry |
Police, Censorate and Court |
|
10.5% |
3.1% |
9.1% |
2.5% |
|
Entertainment and Sports |
News and Advertising |
Science research And Education |
Postal Service andCommunication |
|
1.6% |
1.4% |
10.2% |
3.9% |
|
Computer IndustryAnd IT Industry |
Manufacturing |
Water, Electricity and Air feed Industry |
Architecture |
|
7.8% |
8.2% |
4.0% |
3.8% |
|
Mining |
Agriculture |
Others |
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|
0.9% |
1.9% |
0.7% |
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Distribution of users' career:
|
Government Officer |
Engineering Person |
Clerk |
Service person |
|
8.3% |
19.9% |
17.2% |
13.2% |
|
Peasant |
Manufacturer and operator |
Army man |
Student |
|
1.3% |
5.6% |
1.1% |
24.1% |
|
Unemployed people |
Others |
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|
4.9% |
4.4% |
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Monthly Income per Capita (yuan): 1 US$= 8 yuan
|
Under 500 |
501-1000 |
1001-1500 |
1501-2000 |
2001-2500 |
2501-3000 |
|
23.6% |
25.3% |
16.5% |
8.8% |
4.4% |
3.4% |
|
3001-4000 |
4001-5000 |
5001-6000 |
6001-10000 |
Above10000 |
No Income |
|
2.3% |
1.1% |
0.8% |
0.7% |
0.8% |
12.3% |
Use and Access:
Access Expenditure
|
Professional Charges |
Users' Own Expense |
Both |
|
10.7% |
73.7% |
15.6% |
Monthly Expenditure In US$:
|
Under $ 6 |
To $12 |
To $24 |
To $36 |
To $48 |
To $60 |
Above $60 |
|
40.9% |
31.4% |
20.0% |
4.8% |
1.3% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
Hours Spend
per Week : 8.5 Hours (average)
Days Spend per Week : 3.2 Days (average)
Primary Goal for Accessing the Internet :
Get Information 46.1%
Education 4.3%
For Work/Business needs 6.2%
Entertainment 31.1%
Get free Internet Recourses (free E-mail account, free Personal homepage
hosting, free resources download services)3.3%
Communication (receive/send emails, short information; send faxes, etc.) 4.9%
Accessing Stock Trading and Information Retrieval 2.5%
Online Shopping 0.4%
Jumping on the Bandwagon 0.6%
Others 0.6%
The distribution of Information that had been viewed :
Chinese Language Information 78.1%
Domestic Information 69.3%
The Four National Interconnecting Networks 2
China Education and Research Network (CERNET)
- Connecting China Education Community to the Global Internet - The China Education and Research Network Project.
- China Education and Research Network: A Continuous Report.
- CERNET has 8 regional network centers. They are Northern China (Beijing), Eastern China (Shanghai) Northeastern China (Shenyang), Eastern China (Nanjing) Southern China (Guangzhou), Central China (Wuhan), Northwestern China (Xi'an), Southwestern China (Chengdu).
- ChinaNET has 31 provincial Nodes: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei (Shijiazhuang), Shanxi(Taiyuan), Liaoning (Shenyang), Jilin (Changchun), Shanghai, Jiangsu (Nanjing), Zhejiang (Hangzhou), Anhui (Hefei), Fujian (Fuzhou), Jiangxi (Nanchang), Shangdong (Jinan), Henan (Zhengzhou), Inner Mongolia (Hohhot), Helongjian (Harbin), Hubei (Wuhan), Hunan (Changsha), Guangdong (GuangZhou, ShenZhen), Guangxi (Nanning), Hainan (Haikou), Sichuan (Chengdu), Guiyan (Guizhou), Yunan (Kunming), Tibet (Lhasa), Shaanxi (Xian), Gansu (Lanzhou), Qinghai (Xining), NingXia (Yinchuan), Xinjiang (Wulumuqi), Chongqing.
China Science and Technology Network (CSTNet)
China Golden Bridge Net (ChinagbNet)