{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-internet-users-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-internet-users-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-internet-users-pct/","title":"China Internet Users (% of Population) (2025)","description":"China's Internet Users (% of Population): 91.6 % of population in 2025, -0.4pp YoY. World Bank (IT.NET.USER.ZS), 1990–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","China","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","temporal_coverage":"1990/2025","unit":"% of population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"China Internet Users (% of Population)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"34"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2025)","value":"91.6","unit":"% of population","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"34","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Internet Users (% of Population)"}],"observation_count":34,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":0},{"period":"1993","value":0.000169},{"period":"1994","value":0.00117},{"period":"1995","value":0.00495},{"period":"1996","value":0.0131},{"period":"1997","value":0.0324},{"period":"1998","value":0.169},{"period":"1999","value":0.708},{"period":"2000","value":1.77591320677415},{"period":"2001","value":2.63965021485872},{"period":"2002","value":4.59570433077551},{"period":"2003","value":6.2},{"period":"2004","value":7.3},{"period":"2005","value":8.52325700269541},{"period":"2006","value":10.5231526193851},{"period":"2007","value":16},{"period":"2008","value":22.6},{"period":"2009","value":28.9},{"period":"2010","value":34.3},{"period":"2011","value":38.3},{"period":"2012","value":42.30009842},{"period":"2013","value":45.79999924},{"period":"2014","value":47.90000153},{"period":"2015","value":50.29999924},{"period":"2016","value":53.2},{"period":"2017","value":54.3},{"period":"2018","value":65.35839844},{"period":"2019","value":64.080881297515},{"period":"2020","value":70.05275998},{"period":"2021","value":73.05323517},{"period":"2022","value":75.61131603},{"period":"2023","value":90.6},{"period":"2024","value":92},{"period":"2025","value":91.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"91.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"92.0","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"90.6","yoyChange":"+15.0pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"75.6","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"73.1","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"70.1","yoyChange":"+6.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"64.1","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"65.4","yoyChange":"+11.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"54.3","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"53.2","yoyChange":"+2.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"50.3","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"47.9","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"45.8","yoyChange":"+3.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"42.3","yoyChange":"+4.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"38.3","yoyChange":"+4.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"34.3","yoyChange":"+5.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"28.9","yoyChange":"+6.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"22.6","yoyChange":"+6.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"16.0","yoyChange":"+5.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of the population using the internet in China from 1990 to present. Internet penetration is the foundational metric for digital economy addressable market sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2025 (34 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 92 % of population in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 1990. The latest reading of 91.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.4pp."}]}