On February 28th, 2019, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released the 43rd Statistical Report on Internet Development in China. The report focuses on five aspects: Internet infrastructure, Internet application development, government application development, industrial and technological development and Internet security, and strives to comprehensively reflect the development of China’s Internet in 2018 through multi-angle and all-round data display.
The amount of basic resources has steadily increased, and IPv6 has broad application prospects.
As of December 2018, the number of IPv6 addresses in China was 41,079 /32, with an annual growth rate of 75.3%; The total number of domain names is 37.928 million, of which the total number of ".CN" domain names is 21.243 million, accounting for 56.0% of the total number of domain names. In terms of IPv6, China is continuously promoting the large-scale deployment of IPv6, further standardizing the IPv6 address allocation and traceability mechanism, effectively improving the IPv6 security capability, and thus promoting the comprehensive application of IPv6; In terms of domain names, in 2018, China’s high-performance domain name resolution technology continued to develop, new breakthroughs were made in the research and development of independent intellectual property software, and the ability to localize and customize domain name service security policies was further enhanced, thus significantly improving the service capability and security guarantee capability of China’s domain name service system.
The Internet penetration rate is close to 60%, and the access threshold is further lowered.
By December 2018, the number of Internet users in China had reached 829 million, with a penetration rate of 59.6%, up 3.8 percentage points from the end of 2017, with 56.53 million new Internet users. The number of mobile Internet users in China reached 817 million, and the proportion of Internet users accessing through mobile phones reached 98.6%, with 64.33 million new mobile Internet users in the whole year. In 2018, the internet coverage was further expanded, and the "last mile" of network infrastructure in poverty-stricken areas was gradually opened.
The "digital divide" has been bridged quickly; Mobile traffic charges have dropped sharply, and inter-provincial "roaming" has become history, the threshold for residents to access the network has been further lowered, and the efficiency of information exchange has been improved.
The first law in the field of e-commerce was promulgated, and the industry accelerated the conversion of kinetic energy.
As of December 2018, the number of online shopping users in China reached 610 million, with an annual growth rate of 14.4% and a utilization rate of 73.6%. The first law in the field of electronic commerce, the Electronic Commerce Law of the People’s Republic of China, was officially promulgated, which is of great significance to promoting the sustained and healthy development of the industry. After years of rapid development, the online consumer market has gradually entered the development stage of upgrading, and the "double upgrade" at both ends of supply and demand is becoming a new round of driving force for industry growth. On the supply side, online and offline resources are accelerating integration, and new models such as social e-commerce and quality e-commerce continue to enrich consumption scenarios and drive the transformation and upgrading of the retail industry; Technologies such as big data and blockchain are deeply applied to effectively improve operational efficiency. On the demand side, the trend of consumption upgrading remains unchanged, and the characteristics of consumption stratification are increasingly prominent, further promoting market diversification.
On January 16th, in Wuma Commercial Street, Lucheng District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, shoppers paid by "brushing their faces". Photo courtesy/vision china
Offline payment habits continued to consolidate, and the international payment market accelerated.
By the end of December 2018, the number of mobile internet payment users in China reached 583 million, with an annual growth rate of 10.7%, and the utilization rate of mobile internet users reached 71.4%. The habit of offline online payment continued to consolidate, and the proportion of netizens using mobile phone online payment increased from 65.5% at the end of 2017 to 67.2%. In terms of cross-border payment, Alipay and WeChat payment have been accessed in compliance in more than 40 countries and regions respectively; In terms of overseas localized payment, Chinese enterprises have operated localized digital wallet products in nine Asian countries and regions.
Internet entertainment has entered a standardized development track, and the utilization rate of short video users is nearly 80%
By December 2018, the number of users of online video, online music and online games was 612 million, 576 million and 484 million, respectively, and the utilization rates were 73.9%, 69.5% and 58.4%, respectively. Major online video platforms pay attention to the improvement of program content quality, and self-made content moves towards quality. With the deepening of copyright cooperation among online music enterprises, the process of copyright legalization of digital music has been significantly accelerated. More and more game companies have begun to focus on overseas business, and the influence of domestic games in overseas markets has further expanded. The number of short video users reached 648 million, and the user utilization rate was 78.2%. With the deployment of short videos by many Internet companies, the market maturity gradually improved, and the professionalism and verticality of content production deepened, and high-quality content became the core competitiveness of each platform.
The efficiency of online government services has been improved, and the people-oriented development concept has been practiced.
As of December 2018, the number of online government service users in China reached 394 million, accounting for 47.5% of the total netizens. By the end of December 2018, there were 17,962 government websites in China, and the cumulative number of users of WeChat city service reached 570 million. The number of government agencies Weibo certified by Sina platform reached 138,253, and 78,180 government headlines were opened by party and government organs at all levels … In 2018, China’s "Internet+government services" deepened, and governments at all levels relied on the online government service platform to promote online and offline integration. Real-time import of online declaration, queuing appointment, examination and approval results and other information, strengthen the construction of a national unified and multi-level interconnected data sharing and exchange platform, and realize "people running less errands" by "letting data run more". At the same time, all localities have successively started the construction of county-level media integration centers, including all media units such as county radio and television stations, county party newspapers and county-owned websites, and taking charge of all information publishing services in the county, so as to realize centralized and unified management of resources, high-quality information and standardized service, better convey government information and serve the local people.
On June 30, 2018, Dandong, Liaoning Province, fans who rushed to the scene to watch the live broadcast of Modern Brothers crowded Anton Old Street. Photo courtesy/vision china
The emerging technology field maintains a good development momentum and opens up a new situation in building a network power.
In 2018, China’s development momentum in basic resources, 5G, quantum information, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, blockchain, virtual reality, Internet of Things logo, supercomputing and other fields is improving. In the field of 5G, breakthroughs have been made in the research and development of core technologies, and government and enterprises have joined forces to promote the steady development of the industry; In the field of artificial intelligence, the ability of scientific and technological innovation has been strengthened, and local plans and policies have been promulgated one after another, effectively promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence and economic and social development; In the field of cloud computing, the Chinese government attaches great importance to the development of a new generation of information industry represented by it, enterprises actively promote strategic layout, and cloud computing services have gradually been recognized and accepted by the domestic market.
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Basic data (as of December 2018)
The number of netizens reached 829 million, with 56.53 million new netizens in the whole year, and the Internet penetration rate was 59.6%, an increase of 3.8 percentage points over the end of 2017.
The number of mobile phone users reached 817 million, with 64.33 million new mobile phone users in the whole year.
The number of rural netizens reached 222 million, accounting for 26.7% of the total netizens, an increase of 12.91 million compared with the end of 2017, with a growth rate of 6.2%; The Internet penetration rate in rural areas was 38.4%, up 3.0 percentage points from the end of 2017.
98.6% netizens use mobile phones to surf the Internet, 48.0% use desktop computers and 35.9% use notebook computers, and 31.1% use TV to surf the Internet.
The number of IPv6 addresses is 41,079 blocks /32, an increase of 75.3% compared with the end of 2017. The total number of ".CN" domain names is 21.243 million, an increase of 1.9% compared with the end of 2017, accounting for 56.0% of the total number of domain names in China. China’s international export bandwidth is 8,946,570Mbps, with an annual growth rate of 22.2%.
The number of instant messaging users reached 792 million, and the proportion of netizens was 95.6%.
Mobile instant messaging users reached 780 million, accounting for 95.5% of mobile Internet users.
The number of online news users reached 675 million, an increase of 4.3% compared with the end of 2017, and the proportion of netizens used was 81.4%;
The number of news users on mobile phone network reached 653 million, accounting for 79.9% of mobile phone users, with an annual growth rate of 5.4%.
The number of online shopping users reached 610 million, an increase of 14.4% compared with the end of 2017, and the proportion of netizens was 73.6%;
The number of mobile online shopping users reached 592 million, accounting for 72.5% of mobile internet users, with an annual growth rate of 17.1%.
The number of online takeaway users reached 406 million, an increase of 18.2% compared with the end of 2017, and the proportion of netizens was 49.0%;
The number of mobile phone online take-out users reached 397 million, accounting for 48.6% of mobile phone users, with an annual growth rate of 23.2%.
The number of online payment users reached 600 million, an increase of 13.0% compared with the end of 2017, and the proportion of netizens used was 72.5%;
The scale of mobile phone network payment users reached 583 million, accounting for 71.4% of mobile phone netizens, with an annual growth rate of 10.7%.
The number of online video users reached 612 million, an increase of 33.09 million compared with the end of 2017, accounting for 73.9% of the total netizens;
The number of mobile phone network video users reached 590 million, an increase of 41.01 million compared with the end of 2017, accounting for 72.2% of mobile phone netizens.
The number of short video users reached 648 million, and the proportion of netizens was 78.2%.
The number of online government service users reached 394 million, accounting for 47.5% of the total netizens.