The Internet adoption rate in China appears to be slowing, based on a report that shows the lowest six-month increase in the number of Internet users in eight years. The total number of Internet users in the country reached 632 million by the end of June. That includes the 14.4 million people who joined Internet user ranks in the first half of the year, according to the CNNIC’s biannual report. There is still a distinct lack of Internet penetration in rural areas, where around 450 million people are not online.
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China's Internet: It's Not Personal, It's Business
Posted by: Kris Holt July 21, 2014 02:00 PMThe Internet adoption rate in China appears to be slowing, based on a report that shows the lowest six-month increase in the number of Internet users in eight years. The total number of Internet users in the country reached 632 million by the end of June. That includes the 14.4 million people who joined Internet user ranks in the first half of the year, according to the CNNIC’s biannual report. There is still a distinct lack of Internet penetration in rural areas, where around 450 million people are not online.