Is the internet very popular in China?

Maurice Breuning: I am chinese ,for chinese people ,when you work in the comapny you can not work without internet,just like you can not work without electricity.it is basic tool.

Shaquita Wernicki: Despite the restrictions on access to information, the Internet is very popular in China.

Kirk Coolbeth: It is very popular Pine, and it will surpass the U.S. in the near future, I have been in China since January and everyone I know here has a computer for home use.

Vickie Sterbenz: China has a population of 1.3 billion and 900 million of them access the internet regularly via computer or cellular service. China surpassed the USA as the largest internet user many years ago. China also has more high speed internet service than any other country.

Lourie Mcroberts: The Internet is wildly popular in China and yet has a lot of room for growth. Here are some recent figures (dated May 16, 2011): "China’s internet population is pulling farther ahead of th! e US and there isn’t any looking back, either, on this one. China’s internet population hit 477 million users in March, according to China Daily. The newspaper’s website sourced Wang Jianwen, deputy head of the Telecommunications Administration Bureau, who gave the figures while addressing a meeting in Beijing."The number of websites registered with the authorities rose to 3.82 million from 3.3 million in February, according to the China Internet Network Information Center."Last year, China had 420 million internet users, far surprassing the 239.2 million internet users the US registered on line in 2010. Around 78% of the US population has at least a home based email account. In China, internet penetration is under 40%, but still greater than countries like Brazil and Mexico." You can read the entire article here: http://blogs.forbes.com/kenrapoza/2011/05/16/china......Show more

Joellen Zorrilla: To answer this question. Yes, internet is very popular since 199! 7. Based on the population, it reads one person are connected ! to the internet out of 1000.Especially in the city, since China opens the door to foreign investment, internet has became the daily connection in business. And is now expanded to residential as well. When you are in China, not to be surprised you will see internet services such as Internet cafe, Internet service, privately own, china telecom etc....almost everywhere.Thanks for asking....Show more