China now has 253 million internet users

China now has 253 million internet users

China continues to lead the world’s internet users market with 253 million total users by the end of June.

This figure was revealed by the China Internet Network Information Centre in a report.

China took over from USA few months ago though they still have a low internet penetration rate.

The report said that the country added 43 million new users during the first half of 2008.

Women internet users accounted for 46.4 percent of all users.

The report added that around 28.9 percent of users used internet using a mobile device at some point or the other.