According to the CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center),
China is the largest wired nation with more than 253 million people connected to the web.

For a comparison, the Nielsen Ratings report about 223 million Americans using the internet services.
Ever since analysts began examining the number of internet users, United States was leading all data-charts in that area. This year, it’s the first time china surpassing the U.S., and the numbers should get even higher.

Though the impressive figures, China’s economy is still far behind its American opponent; even South-Korea is more successful than China, financially speaking.

Not surprisingly, it turns out that gender also plays a part in determining trends in Internet behavior in China. This is probably true for most countries, but Internet corporations vying for a market share in the biggest Internet community on the globe, are keeping a close watch on China’s 220 million net users for signs of online trends. China’s enormous volume of net users continues to rise, as more and more people gain access to computers and studies into Internet behavior in China have indeed shown the emergence of clear trends. (more…)