The rise of social media in China

Oct 30, 2012 | China

Chinese social networks are growing at a brisk pace though, with 95% of Chinese residents in the major cities use social networking sites. The infographic, provided by BestFreeOnline, shows that the number of Chinese Internet users is increasing at a dramatic pace — over 2100% in the last 12 years. With almost 1.4 Billion people, […]

Chinese social networks are growing at a brisk pace though, with 95% of Chinese residents in the major cities use social networking sites. The infographic, provided by BestFreeOnline, shows that the number of Chinese Internet users is increasing at a dramatic pace — over 2100% in the last 12 years. With almost 1.4 Billion people, that means there is still a ton of room for growth, and this isn’t just free traffic.


Of the Chinese social media sites, the most popular by far is QZone, with a 560 million user base, following that 51.com has 200 million and Renren, 147 million.
View the infographic below:
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Source: http://www.bestfreeonline.net/

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