According to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), a government-authorized internet research organization, the internet penetration rate was 2 percentage points more from the end of 2012.
The same source unveils that Chinas mobile internet user base has reached 464 million by June 2013, 78.5 percent of the total internet users, compared with 72.2 percent a year ago. Furthermore, results point out that over 70 percent of the new users accessed the internet via smartphones or other wireless devices. These users are already accustomed to services like instant messaging such as Tencents WeChat and payment modes like Alibabas Alipay on handsets.
GSMA, a global mobile communications industry association, has mentioned that that by 2017, the Asia Pacific region will have 1.9 billion mobile subscribers, accounting for almost half of the predicted global total of 3.9 billion.
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