Friday, April 25, 2008

China Tops US for Internet Population Lead

Steven Schwankert, IDG News Service


China has proclaimed itself the world's largest Internet market, with 221 million Internet users, state media reported Thursday.

The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) cited statistics from the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC), a quasi-government organization that reports to the MII. China reached the magic mark at the end of February, English-language newspaper China Daily reported. In March, Beijing-based telecommunications consultancy and research firm BDA China reported that China had overtaken the U.S. in total Internet users.


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