The number of netizens in my country exceeds 1 billion
——Interpretation of the 48th "Statistical Report on Internet Development in China"
The number of netizens in my country has reached 1.011 billion!
On August 27, China Internet Network Information Center released the 48th "Statistical Report on China's Internet Development Status" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report").
The "Report" shows that as of June 2021, the number of Internet users in my country has increased by 21.75 million compared with December 2020, and the Internet penetration rate has reached 71.6%, forming the world's largest and most vibrant digital society.
What are my country's over 1 billion netizens doing online?
What new impacts will Internet technology bring to people's food, clothing, housing, transportation, and social transformation and development?
New forms of digital society continue to upgrade
In the first half of 2021, my country's Internet applications will continue to grow steadily.
Compared with December 2020, the user scale of online food delivery, online medical treatment, and online office has increased the most significantly, with growth rates of more than 10%; in basic application applications, the user scale of search engines and online news has increased by 3.3% respectively , 2.3%; in business transaction applications, the user scale of online travel booking and online shopping increased by 7.0% and 3.8% respectively; in online entertainment applications, the user scale of webcast and online music both increased by more than 3%.
"The widespread penetration of Internet applications and services has created a new form of digital society-short videos and live broadcasts are becoming a new way of life for the whole people; from the scale of online shopping and food delivery users, people's shopping methods and dining methods have undergone significant changes; online education Online public services such as, online medical services have further facilitated the public.” said Gao Xinmin, a member of the Advisory Committee of the Internet Society of China.
Among them, different age groups present different characteristics in application use.
For example, Internet users between the ages of 20 and 29 have the highest usage rate of online music, online video and other applications among all age groups, while those between 30 and 39 have the highest usage rate of online news applications, and those between 10 and 19 have the highest usage rate of online education applications. Has the highest usage rate.
It is worth mentioning that since the outbreak of the epidemic, instant delivery services represented by fresh food and medicines have developed rapidly, and together with food delivery services have helped people's livelihood and stabilized the economy.
The proportion of various non-catering takeaway businesses is constantly expanding, and the coverage of the takeaway industry continues to be enriched.
Increasingly perfect aging service
In recent years, the proportion of "silver hair" netizens has increased significantly.
The "Report" mentioned that as of June 2021, the proportion of Internet users aged 50 and above was 28.0%, an increase of 5.2 percentage points from June 2020.
Since 2020, relevant departments have vigorously promoted the ageing level of Internet applications and the universal accessibility of special groups.
The General Office of the State Council issued the "Implementation Plan on Effectively Solving the Difficulties of the Elderly in the Use of Intelligent Technology", and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Special Action Plan for the Ageing and Accessibility of Internet Applications", proposing to give priority to the promotion of 115 websites and 43 apps. Adaptation for aging, to solve the difficulties encountered by the elderly and the disabled in intelligent technology.
Internet companies and all sectors of society are also actively responding, speeding up the resolution of the problems of difficulty for the elderly to travel without a health code and to seek medical treatment without operation.
The aging-related functions of the health code have covered at least 30 million elderly people across the country. Technology and Internet companies have opened barrier-free functions for the disabled in applications such as maps and news.
In addition, medical and elderly health services have become a new hot spot.
Elderly health services have become the key direction of the Internet platform in the medical field, and smart devices have also become a new breakthrough in the development of intelligent elderly care.
Continuously consolidate the foundation of new digital infrastructure
"At the beginning of the '14th Five-Year Plan', the information and communication industry is taking advantage of the momentum, and information and communication technology is deeply integrated with various economic and social fields; it will continue to focus on innovative applications in key areas such as the industrial Internet, and promote the digital transformation and development of the empowering industry. "Said Yu Xiaohui, president of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.
The "Report" pointed out that my country has the world's largest information and communication network.
As of April 2021, the proportion of fiber optic broadband users in my country has increased to 94%, the end-to-end user experience speed of fixed broadband reaches 51.2Mbps, and the mobile network speed ranks fourth among 139 countries and regions in the world.
In addition, my country's 5G commercial development has achieved three leading positions in scale, number of standards, and application innovation.
Among them, a total of 961,000 5G base stations have been opened, covering all cities above the prefecture level in the country; the number of 5G standard essential patent declarations accounted for more than 38%, ranking first in the world; 5G application innovation cases have exceeded 9,000, and 5G is rapidly integrating into various industries Industry.
(Guangming Wang reporter Li Zhengwei)