China had 829 million internet users in 2018, with an internet penetration rate of 59.6%, according to a report released by the China Internet Network Information Centre on Monday.

 

中国互联网信息中心周一公布的一份报告指出，2018年中国互联网用户8.29亿，互联网普及率59.6%。

 

The report also indicates that China saw faster network access last year, with more than 70 percent of the country's fixed broadband internet subscribers enjoying an access rate of above 100M.

 

The report says over one hundred departments and regions have benefited from e-government services, with Beijing, Guangdong Province and Jiangsu Province leading the race in information development.

 

Statistics in another report also show Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing top China's mobile payment list, with people across China spending 31.3 trillion yuan via mobile payments. This accounts for 34.8% of China's overall GDP in 2018.