The number of E-commerce enabled websites in China is expected to reach around 370,000 by 2010 according to a study by AMI, Access Markets International Partners Incorporated, a market intelligence company specializing in small and medium businesses, IT, the Internet and telecommunications. The study also revealed that the rise in the number of E-commerce websites in China is largely due to the growing number of SMB’s with E-commerce facilities, which rose by 45% in 2008. The overall number of
E-commerce sites in China rose from around 135,000 in 2007, to around 200,000 in 2008. According to the AMI study, some of the E-commerce initiatives that have been successful in recent years in China include online retail, online travel and accommodation, and e-portals for supplies and materials. Web 2.0 sites offering social networking, blogs and exchange of information, are also providing a useful environment for E-commerce to develop in China.