According to a 2024 survey on digital usage in China, over a third of Chinese internet users said they used ad blockers when surfing the internet. One in five respondents expressed concerns about internet companies misusing their digital data.

China Online Retail Sales: YoY: Year to Date: Goods and Service data was reported at 7.900 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.300 % for Feb 2025. China Online Retail Sales: YoY: Year to Date: Goods and Service data is updated monthly, averaging 17.100 % from Feb 2015 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 112 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.600 % in Feb 2015 and a record low of -3.000 % in Feb 2020. China Online Retail Sales: YoY: Year to Date: Goods and Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Consumer Goods and Services – Table CN.HA: Online Retail Sales.

In 2024, China reported adding ** million new users to its massive *** billion internet population. The first half-year data in 2024 revealed that nearly *****of the new internet users were between 10 and 18 years old, while a ***** were older adults aged above 50 years. The largest online community In 2023, China accounted for about ********* of the *** billion internet users worldwide. However, compared to its total population, China’s internet penetration rate is lower than in other Asian countries. Penetration rates in both South Korea and Japan were significantly higher. The market potential Internet usage in China is further characterized by a large regional discrepancy. In rural regions, the internet access rate is much lower than the national level. On the other side, the Chinese market is a mobile-first nation. Since 2014, more Chinese people have accessed the internet via mobile devices than computers. The number of mobile internet users in China increased steadily over the previous decade.

The graph shows the cumulative number of online shoppers in China from 2013 to 2024. As of 2024, about *** million people in China had purchased goods online.E-commerce in ChinaThe past decade has seen rapid growth in the demand for online shopping opportunities in China. The number of online shoppers in China has been increasing exponentially from below ** million in 2006 to over *** million users a decade later, enabling this enormous spurt of China’s e-commerce sector. By 2022, digital buyer penetration rate in China has edged close to ** percent. China has been the world’s second-largest e-tailing market after the U.S. in recent years. As of 2023, the gross merchandise volume of online shopping in China had amounted to around ***** trillion yuan. By 2025, the volume of B2C e-commerce sales in China was expected to surpass *** trillion U.S. dollars. The largest B2C e-commerce retailer in China with regard to gross merchandise volume (GMV) had been Tmall. The B2C online retail platform operated by Alibaba Group had generated a transaction volume of about *** trillion yuan in 2020. The GMV of the leading C2C online retail platform taobao.com, also operated by Alibaba group, had reached almost *** trillion yuan that year.

China Online Retail Sales: YoY: Year to Date: Goods data was reported at 5.700 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.000 % for Feb 2025. China Online Retail Sales: YoY: Year to Date: Goods data is updated monthly, averaging 19.900 % from Jun 2014 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 115 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.900 % in Sep 2014 and a record low of 3.000 % in Feb 2020. China Online Retail Sales: YoY: Year to Date: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Consumer Goods and Services – Table CN.HA: Online Retail Sales.

China Online Retail Sales: Year to Date: Goods data was reported at 2,994.820 RMB bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,863.260 RMB bn for Feb 2025. China Online Retail Sales: Year to Date: Goods data is updated monthly, averaging 3,682.600 RMB bn from Jun 2013 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 117 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,081.570 RMB bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 399.100 RMB bn in Feb 2015. China Online Retail Sales: Year to Date: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Consumer Goods and Services – Table CN.HA: Online Retail Sales.

China: Internet users, percent of population: The latest value from 2023 is 77.48 percent, an increase from 75.61 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 87.67 percent, based on data from 59 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1990 to 2023 is 26.35 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 77.48 percent was recorded in 2023.

In 2024, the value of online retail transactions in rural China reached **** trillion yuan, up from **** trillion the previous year. That year, China's total online retail value amounted to nearly **** trillion yuan.

The population share with mobile internet access in China was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 25.4 percentage points. After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the mobile internet penetration is estimated to reach 85.37 percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the population share with mobile internet access of was continuously increasing over the past years.The penetration rate refers to the share of the total population having access to the internet via a mobile broadband connection.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

China Online Retail Sales: YoY: Year to Date: Service data was reported at 18.700 % in Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.700 % for Nov 2018. China Online Retail Sales: YoY: Year to Date: Service data is updated monthly, averaging 41.900 % from Feb 2015 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.900 % in Aug 2017 and a record low of 18.700 % in Dec 2018. China Online Retail Sales: YoY: Year to Date: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Consumer Goods and Services – Table CN.HA: Online Retail Sales.

China Taobao Online Sales: Value data was reported at 258,190.218 RMB mn in Aug 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 243,942.643 RMB mn for Jul 2020. China Taobao Online Sales: Value data is updated monthly, averaging 231,761.371 RMB mn from Jun 2019 (Median) to Aug 2020, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 282,145.656 RMB mn in Nov 2019 and a record low of 120,081.073 RMB mn in Feb 2020. China Taobao Online Sales: Value data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Moojing Market Intelligence. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Consumer Goods and Services – Table CN.HTB: Taobao and Tmall Online Sales.

A survey of 115 hospitals across China in 2022 and 2023 found that three-quarters of Chinese hospitals already offered online diagnosis and treatment services. Among these hospitals, more than 84 percent stored core data collected through their online operations within the institutions. Only 2.27 percent of all hospitals permanently stored their core data on third-party platforms.

The China Data Center Market report segments the industry into Hotspot (Beijing, Guangdong, Hebei, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Rest of China), Data Center Size (Large, Massive, Medium, Mega, Small), Tier Type (Tier 1 and 2, Tier 3, Tier 4), and Absorption (Non-Utilized, Utilized). Includes historical data and forecasts for the next five years.

In a survey conducted in November 2024 among online food delivery service users in the lower-tier cities in China, nearly 62 percent of respondents said they used Meituan platform for online food delivery orders. Ele.me was the second most popular choice among the lower-tier city residents.

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in China was reported at 77.5 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Individuals using the Internet (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

China Book, Magazine, Newspaper: Taobao and Tmall Online Sales: Market Share data was reported at 0.700 % in Aug 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.900 % for Jul 2020. China Book, Magazine, Newspaper: Taobao and Tmall Online Sales: Market Share data is updated monthly, averaging 0.740 % from Jun 2019 (Median) to Aug 2020, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.020 % in Jul 2019 and a record low of 0.520 % in May 2020. China Book, Magazine, Newspaper: Taobao and Tmall Online Sales: Market Share data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Moojing Market Intelligence. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Consumer Goods and Services – Table CN.HTB: Taobao and Tmall Online Sales: Cultural and Entertainment Article.

China Tmall Online Sales: Number of Store data was reported at 323.013 Unit th in Aug 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 316.519 Unit th for Jul 2020. China Tmall Online Sales: Number of Store data is updated monthly, averaging 279.212 Unit th from Jun 2019 (Median) to Aug 2020, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 323.013 Unit th in Aug 2020 and a record low of 238.574 Unit th in Jun 2019. China Tmall Online Sales: Number of Store data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Moojing Market Intelligence. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Consumer Goods and Services – Table CN.HTB: Taobao and Tmall Online Sales.

China's online food delivery business is booming. In 2024, the market size reached *** trillion yuan. As of mid-2024, more than **** of internet users in China had used online food delivery services. However, this expanding enterprise faces a number of challenges, including violations of labor rights and criticism regarding its environmental impact. Another industry in the gig economy The online food delivery industry has provided millions of jobs to delivery workers. The low skill requirement and relatively high income makes food delivery driving one of the most promising career options for China's migrant workers. However, the attraction of flexible work hours and income are not all that they seem. Most full-time food delivery workers work more than *** hours a day and the commission for each order has shrunk significantly. Furthermore, delivery workers are regularly under pressure, often dealing with overflow orders, impatient customers, and meeting strict delivery time requirements. Concerns over plastic waste Research draws a strong link between China's air pollution and food delivery consumption. As of 2020, more than ** percent of the food delivery restaurants in China offered only plastic packaging. The overuse of plastic containers caused a considerable amount of plastic waste, contributing not only to landfill waste but also air pollution from the production of plastics.

China Online Retail Sales: Year to Date: Goods and Service data was reported at 3,624.220 RMB bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,276.260 RMB bn for Feb 2025. China Online Retail Sales: Year to Date: Goods and Service data is updated monthly, averaging 4,786.270 RMB bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 113 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,522.490 RMB bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 475.100 RMB bn in Feb 2015. China Online Retail Sales: Year to Date: Goods and Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Consumer Goods and Services – Table CN.HA: Online Retail Sales.

China Online Retail Sales: Year to Date: Service data was reported at 629.400 RMB bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 413.000 RMB bn for Feb 2025. China Online Retail Sales: Year to Date: Service data is updated monthly, averaging 879.700 RMB bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 113 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,440.920 RMB bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 24.700 RMB bn in Dec 2014. China Online Retail Sales: Year to Date: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Consumer Goods and Services – Table CN.HA: Online Retail Sales.