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China Internet Usage: An End-User Study 2007

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: December 2007
Product Code: R104-32378
Description

This IDC study presents a view of the overall urban Internet population in terms of its demographic profile, usage, and Internet tendencies. It examines Internet user access, technology, bandwidth, devices and locations, online content, online communications, online commerce, and so on.

"The Internet access market in China continues to show strong growth. People can access a wider variety of applications and services from the Internet. However, at the same time, some issues do exist. A full understanding of Internet consumers will be essential to those looking to conduct Internet-related businesses and seeking business opportunities from the Internet," says Jacky Huang, senior analyst, Cross-Product Team, IDC China.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Introduction

Methodology

Geography

Table: Sample by City

Survey Instrument

Interviewing/Administering the Instrument

City Population

Respondent Criteria

Survey Demographics

Figure: China Internet Users by Gender, 2007

Figure: China Internet Users by Age, 2007

Figure: China Internet Users by Education, 2007

Figure: China Internet Users by Occupation, 2007

Figure: China Internet Users by Household Income, 2007

Executive Summary

Situation Overview

Access and Bandwidth/Access Devices/Access Location

Figure: China Location of Internet Access in the Past 12 Months, 2007

Figure: China Location of Internet Access by City Tier, 2007

Figure: China Number of Hours Spent on Internet Per Day, 2007

Figure: China Internet Access by Method, 2007

Figure: China Problems Affecting Internet Surfing, 2007

Content and Entertainment

Introduction

Figure: China Usage of Popular Content, 2007

News Sites

Figure: China Internet Users' Method of Finding News, 2007

Figure: China Usage of News Web Sites, 2007

Figure: China Usage of Search Engines for News, 2007

Figure: China News Portal Preferences, 2007

Short Video Sites

Figure: China Short Video Viewing by Action, 2007

Figure: China Internet User Visits to Video Web Sites by Frequency, 2007

Figure: China Preferred Short Video Web Sites, 2007

Figure: China Future Video Web Site Logon by Frequency, 2007

Digital Magazines

Figure: China Internet Digital Magazine Viewers by Frequency, 2007

Figure: Digital Magazine Content Viewed Percentage

Figure: China Reasons for Stopping Viewing of Digital Magazine, 2007

Figure: China Usage of Digital Magazines, 2007

Communications

Mail

Figure: China Ownership of Mail Accounts by Volume, 2007

Figure: China Average Monthly Spend on Mailboxes, 2007

Figure: China Ownership of Mailboxes, 2007

Figure: China Preferred Method of Receiving Mail, 2007

Instant Messaging

Figure: China Usage of Instant Messaging, 2007

Figure: China Ownership of Instant Messaging Software, 2007

Figure: China Instant Messaging Service Voice Function Use in the Past 12 Months, 2007

Figure: China Satisfaction Level with Voice Functionality, 2007

Figure: China Voice Function Use in the Coming 12 Months, 2007

Figure: China Instant Messaging Service Video Function Use in the Past 12 Months, 2007

Figure: Satisfaction Levels with Video Functionality, 2007

Figure: China Reasons Affecting Experience of Video Use, 2007

Social Networks

Figure: China Penetration of Social Networks in the Past 12 Months, 2007

Figure: China Purpose for Logging into Social Networks, 2007

Blogs

Figure: China Use of Personal Blogs, 2007

Figure: China Bloggers' Frequency of Blog Updating, 2007

Figure: China Acceptance of Web Log Advertisements, 2007

Figure: China Non-Bloggers' Propensity to Start Blogs, 2007

Commerce

Online Shopping

Figure: China Online Shopping Behavior, 2007

Figure: China Usage of C2C Services, 2007

Figure: China Spend on Online Shopping in the Past 12 Months, 2007

Figure: China Payment Methods Used by Online Buyers, 2007

Figure: China Usage of Online Shopping Web Sites, 2007

Figure: China Propensity Toward Online Shopping in the Coming 12 Months, 2007

Online Banking

Figure: China Online Banking in the Past 12 months, 2007

Figure: China Ownership of Online Bank Account, 2007

Figure: China Internet Users' Reasons for Using Online Payment, 2007

Figure: China Reasons Not to Use Online Banking, 2007

Figure: China Online Banking in the Coming 12 Months, 2007

Searches

Figure: China Usage of Search Engine, 2007

Figure: China Search Engine Usage Frequency, 2007

Figure: China Content Searches by Type, 2007

Figure: China Ad Clicking in Search Results, 2007

Figure: China Desktop Search Use in the Past 12 Months, 2007

Figure: China Desktop Search Tool Use, 2007

Future Outlook

Essential Guidance

Learn More

Related Research

Definition

General

PCs

Web and eCommerce

High-Speed Internet

Online Gaming:

eBanking

Education

Occupation

Synopsis

Ordering and More Information
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