Summary: China says that it now has surpassed the US in Internet users with 253 million web users. Internet usage among all Chinese residents is approximately 19% which is an increase of 56% over last year. US Internet usage is said to be 223 million users according to Nielson online. Overall Chinese Internet revenue is said to be $5.9 billion up 48% from last year.

BEIJING (AP) — China’s booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world’s biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday.

The latest figure on Web use at the end of June is a 56% increase over the same time last year, the China Internet Network Information Center said. It said the share of the Chinese public using the Internet is still just 19.1%, leaving more room for rapid growth.

The United States had an estimated 223.1 million Internet users in June, according to Nielsen Online, a research firm. The Pew Internet and American Life Project puts U.S. online penetration at 71%. Continue reading ‘China Claims Higher Net Usage than US’