Internet use in China and the United States
February 14, 2010
I’m a sucker for numbers. Here’s a little table comparing internet use in China and the US. If you would like sources for any of the stats let me know.
| China | USA | |
| Population | 1,325,639,982 | 304,059,724 |
| Number of internet users | 384,000,000 | 227,719,000 |
| Growth (2000-2009) | 1,500% | 138.8% |
| Penetration | 26.9% | 72.4% |
| % of world users | 20.8% | 13.1% |
| Mobile internet users | 73,050,000 | 79,000,000 |
| Users of SNS | 176,000,000 (all users) | 55,600,000 (adults logging onto SNS at least once a month) |
| Number of online shoppers | 108,000,000 | 139,000,000 |
| Value of online shopping transactions | US$36.5 billion | US$100 billion |
| Online spending growth (projected 2010) | 36% | 5.5% |
| % male users | 54.9% | 48.2% |
| % female users | 45.1% | 51.8% |
| % users under 25 | 51.2% | 24.6% |
| Google search market share | 35.6% | 72% |
| Value of internet advertising market (2008) | US$1.95 billion | US$23 billion |
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