时事新闻:中国网民人数达到3.38亿
【英文原文】
摘要：中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)最新发布的报告显示，截至6月30日，中国网民总人数达到3.38亿人，较2008年底增长13.4%。该中心是中国政府下属的一家互联网研究机构。
The total number of China’s Internet users reached 338 million as of June 30, representing a 13.4% increase from the end of 2008, according to the latest report by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), a government-affiliated Web research organization. (The full report in Chinese is here in pdf format). 中国互联网络信息中心
Some other highlights from the report:
As much as 94% of the Internet population─about 320 million people─ use broadband connections to access the Web. However, broadband Internet speeds lag far behind more developed countries.
Over 80% of Internet users surf the Web at home. The number of people going Internet cafes decrease by 7% since end of 2008. Only 5% of the Internet population accesses the Internet from the workplace.
The Internet penetration rate reached 25.5% as of June 30, up from 22.6% at the end of last year. While this puts China above the global average of around 24%, China’s Internet penetration rate remains low compared to developed countries (the U.S., for example, has a penetration rate of around 75%).
The number of people who surf the Web on their mobile phones hit 155 million, representing 46% of the overall Internet population. The number of mobile Internet users is likely to see further growth in the coming years with the launch of the third-generation (3G) mobile phone networks in China, CNNIC said.
By June 2008, China had passed the United States to become the world’s largest Internet market by number of users. But with the total number of Web users in China reaching a critical mass, the rate of growth has slowed a bit. Liu Bing, director of CNNIC’s research and development department, forecast a 6% to 7% yearly increase in China’s online penetration rate in the coming years.
The report also notes that the global economic slowdown does not seem to be having a big impact on China’s Internet, but that Internet safety remains a major obstacle to the substantial development of the China’s online market.
【中文译文】
中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)最新发布的报告显示，截至6月30日，中国网民总人数达到3.38亿人，较2008年底增长13.4%。该中心是中国政府下属的一家互联网研究机构。
这份报告的其他要点包括：
宽带网民规模达到3.2亿人，占网民总人数的94%。但中国的宽带接入速度远远落后于更发达的国家。
超过80%的网民在家上网。在网吧上网的网民比例较2008年末下降7个百分点，只有5%的网民在工作单位上网。
截至6月30日，中国互联网的普及率达25.5%，高于去年末的22.6%。虽然中国的互联网普及率已经高于约24%的全球平均水平，但仍低于发达国家的水平(例如美国的互联网普及率约为75%)。
中国用手机上网的总人数达到1.55亿人，占网民总数的46%。中国互联网络信息中心说，随着第三代(3G)移动电话网络在中国的推出，预计用手机上网的人数在未来几年还会增长。
截至2008年6月，中国已超过美国成为世界上网民人数最多的国家。但由于中国网民总数正在接近一个重要的临界点，因此网民增长率已有所放缓。中国互联网络信息中心互联网发展研究部主任刘冰预计，未来几年中国互联网普及率每年将增长6%至7%。
虽然这份报告也指出，全球经济增长放缓似乎没有对中国互联网产生重大影响，但互联网安全依然是阻碍中国互联网市场迅速发展的主要障碍。
