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A China Internet Network Information (CNNIC) report has said that entertainment tops the interest of net users in the country.
New Delhi, July 19 : A China Internet Network Information (CNNIC) report has said that entertainment tops the interest of net users in the country.
According to the report, Chinese internet users totaled 162 million in the first six months of this year, as opposed to 137 million users last year.
The rapid growth could be translated into almost 100 new users per minute in the past six months. At this rate, China is expected to overtake the United States, the world's leader, by the end of next year. The US had 211 million Internet users at the end of last month.
More than 60 percent regarded online music and videos as an important source of entertainment. Only 21 percent used e-banking services, and 3.9 percent booked tickets through the Internet, The China Daily reported.
Wang Enhai, the author of the report, said the phenomenon is due to China's internet infancy and the fact most users were young people.
According to CNNIC, the number of China's Internet users under 24 years old was 58 million, about 35.8 percent of the country's total Internet population.
ANI
