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China becomes country with most Internet users

24 April 2008 15:32 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 16 comments

The Chinese state media has announced that its country has now surpassed the United States as the world's number one Internet-using population.

The last numbers available to Reuters, at the end of February, showed that China had 221 million Internet-users, a measly 5 million behind the US.

"Despite a rapidly increasing Internet population, the proportion of Internet users among the total population was still lower than the global average level," the Xinhua news agency said, quoting the Information Ministry.

Despite the massive number of Internet users, the proportion was only 16 percent at the end of the 2007, compared to 19 percent for the world average. The US for example, has a proportion of over 70 percent.

China has the fastest growing population of Internet users however and BDA China, a Beijing-based research firm, added that it expects China to hit 280 million Internet users by the end of the year.

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iluvendo (AfterDawn Addict) 24 April 2008 15:39
With a 1.3 billion population, you think ? [ + quote]
goodswipe (Inactive) 24 April 2008 15:48
*Originally posted by iluvendo:* With a 1.3 billion population, you think ? LOL, right! Doesn't surprise me.. "look honey, it said goodswipe! oh wow, that's amazing." [ + quote]
Suba (Member) 24 April 2008 15:54
It's good they got modern way to spread there ideology, since government blocks everything it does not like. [ + quote]
Kraut1 (Newbie) 24 April 2008 20:15
At least I get more rice recipes..... oh wait they cant afford rice anymore soon. [ + quote]
Blackjax (Member) 25 April 2008 0:11
Yeah but their only allowed to legally visit five sites out of the millions on the web. What fun is that? Don't poke too much fun at the cost of rice everything is going through the roof. Dern commodity traders! [ + quote]
ZoSoIV (AfterDawn Addict) 25 April 2008 3:06
and thanks to China oil prices have doubled in the last year lol [ + quote]
iluvendo (AfterDawn Addict) 25 April 2008 3:09
*Originally posted by ZoSoIV:* and thanks to China oil prices have doubled in the last year lol India too ( actually all industrialized countries that have accumulated some wealth) If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck! "The flimsier the product,the higher the price" Ferengi 82nd rule of aquisition [ + quote]
chaos_zzz (Junior Member) 25 April 2008 9:15
*Originally posted by iluvendo:* With a 1.3 billion population, you think ? LOL [ + quote]
DXR88 (Senior Member) 25 April 2008 22:36
Im more curios has to how they obtained this information. Oh and about pricing its not them, its The US Econemy Going down the shi77er again, wouldn't suprise me if the 2nd great depresion is on its way in. also the rise in oil Prices, it prevents on of the major nerve's of america From working, Trucking. in other words the products cannot move because they wont pay trucker's there due. my uncle was a truck driver for 25 years he quit 2 months ago. [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25 April 2008 22:42
jove (Newbie) 27 April 2008 3:15
remember this in 2010.. china will take over the world by then! you'll see! [ + quote]
iluvendo (AfterDawn Addict) 27 April 2008 3:19
Does that mean we'll all have to speak Chinese ? If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck! "The flimsier the product,the higher the price" Ferengi 82nd rule of aquisition [ + quote]
jove (Newbie) 27 April 2008 3:21
*Originally posted by iluvendo:* Does that mean we'll all have to speak Chinese ? From a business point of view, and with the whole 'globalization' talk thats going on recently, yeah I think it would be a smart thing to learn it. [ + quote]
iluvendo (AfterDawn Addict) 28 April 2008 3:40
*Originally posted by jove:* *Originally posted by iluvendo:* Does that mean we'll all have to speak Chinese ? *Quote:* From a business point of view, and with the whole 'globalization' talk thats going on recently, yeah I think it would be a smart thing to learn it . *Gasp !!* BTW does jive count ? If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck! "The flimsier the product,the higher the price" Ferengi 82nd rule of aquisition [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 28 April 2008 3:41
DXR88 (Senior Member) 28 April 2008 18:51
1375 $(-)423 7\|-\|3 10\/3 \|30\|13....Yeah Right, As long as there is Human's there is a Problem, No human's no Problem. [ + quote]
wetsparks (Member) 2 May 2008 17:19
It would probably be a good idea to buy stock in a Chinese ISP, the amount of money they will be raking in with that huge population and all is going to be mind blowing. of course they would have to invest and equally mind blowing amount of money into their network to keep the bandwidth up to support all those people. [ + quote]
zorb43 (Newbie) 8 May 2008 2:44
*Quote:* *Originally posted by jove:* *Originally posted by iluvendo:* Does that mean we'll all have to speak Chinese ? *Quote:* From a business point of view, and with the whole 'globalization' talk thats going on recently, yeah I think it would be a smart thing to learn it . *Gasp !!* BTW does jive count ? Hahaha .... Do you mean Ebonics? Hahaha .... [ + quote]