The population of Chinese netizens keeps growing. AFP reports on the latest numbers:
The online population in the world’s most populous nation has reached 404 million, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the State Council Information Office.
That compares with 384 million users at the end of 2009.
Users accessing the Internet with mobile phones was steady at 233 million while the number of people with broadband access reached 346 million, the report said.
China’s spiralling online population has turned the Internet into a forum for citizens to express their opinions in a way rarely seen in a country where the traditional media is under strict government control.
