China News Service, March 22 (China News reporter Wu Tao) On the 22nd, the 53rd "Statistical Report on the Development of China's Internet Network" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") released by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) showed that as of In December 2023, the number of Internet users in my country reached 1.092 billion, 24.8 million new Internet users compared with December 2022, and the Internet penetration rate reached 77.5%.
The "Report" stated that relevant data show that my country's overall economic recovery continues to consolidate, and the Internet plays an important role in accelerating new industrialization, developing new productive forces, and assisting economic and social development, especially the explosion of new consumption potential.
The "Report" specifically pointed out that entertainment and tourism consumption has accelerated its recovery. Cultural tourism, characterized by immersive tourism and cultural tourism, is becoming a consumption growth point actively cultivated by various places. As of December, the number of online travel booking users reached 509 million, an increase of 86.29 million from December 2022, with a growth rate of 20.4%.
The "Report" also pointed out that domestic "trendy products" lead new consumption trends. Domestic “trendy products” continue to become an important part of residents’ online shopping consumption. The proportion of users who have purchased “trendy” domestic products online in the past six months has reached 58.3%; the proportion of users who have purchased new categories, brand launches, etc. has reached 19.7%.
Zhang Xiao, deputy director of the China Internet Network Information Center, said that indicators such as the number of travelers and tourism revenue during important holidays have exceeded the same period in 2019, driving significant growth in the performance of online travel booking platforms. Online food delivery applications have also continued their healthy development trend, with further growth in user scale and expansion into small and medium-sized cities and county areas.
The "Report" also shows that my country's basic network resources are continuously optimized. As of December 2023, the number of IPv6 addresses is 68,042 blocks/32; the number of national top-level domain names ".CN" is 20.13 million; and the number of Internet broadband access ports reaches 1.136 billion.
As of December 2023, my country has built a total of 3.377 million 5G base stations, covering all prefecture-level cities, counties, and urban areas; it has developed 2.332 billion cellular IoT end users, a net increase of 488 million from December 2022, accounting for 10% of mobile network terminals. The proportion of connections reached 57.5%.
The "Report" states that the "double gigabit" network composed of 5G and gigabit optical networks will comprehensively drive innovative development in various fields such as intelligent manufacturing, smart cities, rural revitalization, and cultural tourism, and contribute to the construction of a manufacturing power, a network power, and a digital China. Provides a solid foundation and strong support. (over)