China instant-messaging users vs Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in China
China instant-messaging users (point-in-time) and Individuals using the Internet (% of population) (annual) in China. They are published at different intervals, so each is drawn on its own rather than matched period by period.
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China. China instant-messaging users is published as point-in-time figures and individuals using the Internet (% of population) as annual ones, so they are drawn on separate charts, clipped to 2024–2025, and no period is matched between them. Read each on its own.
China instant-messaging users
Unit: million · 3 observations
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| end of 2024 | Actual | 1,081 million |
| as of 30 Jun 2025 | Actual | 1,093 million |
| end of 2025 | Actual | 1,094 million |
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Unit: % · 2 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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No period lines up: china instant-messaging users is point-in-time and individuals using the Internet (% of population) is annual. A month and a year are not the same measurement window, so no row pairs them.
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
China instant-messaging users
Users of instant-messaging apps. CNNIC《中国互联网络发展状况统计报告》(Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development), half-yearly; mainland China only (excludes Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan). 网民 = residents aged 6+ who used the internet in the past six months.
3 observations charted in China · source organisations: CNNIC
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals who used the Internet from any location in the last three months, as a percentage of the population. Annual national observations from ITU, distributed through World Bank World Development Indicators.
2 observations charted in China (of 26 annual records) · source organisations: ITU
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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