Such information as about the size and demographic structure of the Chinese netizen, the foundamental Internet resources, the Internet access and application conditions, etc. is of extreme importance for the government and businesses to master the development in the Internet and to make decisions accordingly.

So, in 1997, the competent state authority made a study and decided to have China Internet Network Information Center execute a statistical survey task jointly with other Internet institutions. To regularize and institutionalize the survey task, the China Internet Network Information Center would publish a Statistical Survey Report on the Internet Development in China in every January and July since 1998, which was highly thought of in all walks of life and was cited extensively at home and abroad. The Survey Report herein is the 21st one.

The Ministry of Information Industry and other relevant governmental administrations of China have granted energetic support to the execution of the task, and various Internet organizations, survey-supporting websites and media have also provided support to and went in cooperation with the survey by the China Internet Network Information Center, which secured the smooth execution of the survey on the Internet in China. Their support and efforts are hereby sincerely appreciated.

Size and Demographic Structure of Netizens
Executive Summary

�� By December 2007, the total of netizens in China had increased to 210 million, with a sharp increase of 73 million in the year of 2007, at an annual growth rate of 53.3%.

�� The Internet is gradually diffusing among resident at different levels. Out of the new netizens in 2007, netizens aged below 18 and netizens aged above 30 showed a relatively fast increase. Netizens with the education background of secondary school and below grew relatively fast and low-income groups have started to accept the Internet increasingly. The rural groups who will access the Internet grew relatively fast.

�� The current 16% of the Internet penetration rate in China is 3.1 percentage points lower than the average global standard of 19.1%

�� In view of access methods, broadband netizens have reached 163 million and mobile phone netizens 50.40 million, both of which have been in a rapid growth.

�� In view of regions, Beijing and Shanghai have a higher Internet penetration rate, being respectively 46.6% and 45.8%. In terms of increase volume, Guangdong observes the biggest increase due to the driving factor of the increasing mobile phone netizens, with an increase of 15.05 million in one year.

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................3
I.SURVEY BACKGROUND........................................................................................................... 3
II. GLOSSARY.......................................................................................................................... 4
III. METHODOLOGIES ................................................................................................................ 5
CHAPTER TWO SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF
NETIZENS 9
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. 9
I. SIZE OF NETIZENS............................................................................................................... 10
(I) Overall Size of Netizens............................................................................................ 10
(II) Size of Netizens by Access Method........................................................................ 13
(III) Netizen Size by Province ........................................................................................ 13
II. DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF NETIZENS ........................................................................... 15
(I) Gender ........................................................................................................................ 15
(II) Age ............................................................................................................................. 17
(III) Education ................................................................................................................. 18
(IV) Profession and Organizational Nature.................................................................. 19
(V)Marital Status/Income/Place of Residence ............................................................. 20
CHAPTER THREE FUNDAMENTAL RESOURCES OF
INTERNET 22
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 22
I. OVERVIEW OF FUNDAMENTAL RESOURCES........................................................................... 23
II. IP ADDRESS ....................................................................................................................... 23
III. DOMAIN NAME .................................................................................................................. 25
IV. WEBSITES........................................................................................................................ 26
V. WEB PAGES....................................................................................................................... 27
VI. INTERNATIONAL OUTLET BANDWIDTH .................................................................................. 28
CHAPTER FOUR INTERNET ACCESS CONDITIONS...............30
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 30
I. PLACE OF INTERNET ACCESS............................................................................................... 31
II. SURFING EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................................... 32
III. INTERNET ACCESS EXPENSES............................................................................................ 33
IV. ABOUT THE INTERNET ACCESS BY MOBILE PHONES ............................................................ 35
V. ABOUT THE NON-NETIZENS.................................................................................................. 37
CHAPTER FIVE NETWORK APPLICATION...............................40
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 40
I. OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................... 41
II BASIC APPLICATION OF INTERNET........................................................................................ 43
III. GOVERNMENTAL WEBSITES ............................................................................................... 47
IV. NETWORK MEDIA .............................................................................................................. 50
V. DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT .................................................................................................... 52
VI. E-COMMERCE................................................................................................................... 57
VII. OTHERS .......................................................................................................................... 59
CHAPTER SIX STATISTICAL REPORT ON APPLICATION OF
INTERNET IN MACAO ................................................................62
APPENDIX 1 ADDENDUMS TO FUNDAMENTAL INTERNET
RESOURCES 63
APPENDIX 2 TYPICAL INTERNET APPLICATION....................76
I. NETWORK SECURITY........................................................................................................... 76
II. NETWORK DOWNLOADING .................................................................................................. 78
III. ONLINE VIDEO .................................................................................................................. 79
APPENDIX 3 SUPPORTING UNTS OF SURVEY.......................81

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China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), the state network information center of China, was founded as a non-profit organization on Jun. 3rd 1997.

CNNIC takes orders from the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to conduct daily business, while it was administratively operated by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences takes the responsibility of running and administrating CNNIC. CNNIC Steering Committee, a working group composed of well-known experts and commercial representatives in domestic Internet community supervises and evaluates the structure, operation and administration of CNNIC.

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