China Internet Statistics: 477 Million Internet Users

We spotted this statistic today:

"The number of Internet users in China, already the world's largest online market, hit 477 million at the end of March, a senior government official was quoted by state media as saying Monday.

The number of people using the Internet in China had hit 457 million at the end of 2010, meaning that more than one-third of its 1.3 billion-strong population were online. "

Statistics Source: The Economic Times

We have compared China Internet statistics with India Internet statistics before.