US tops world in Internet development, with China in second place

While the US leads the world in innovation, industry development and security, it took eighth place in Internet governance.

The United States leads the world in terms of Internet development, followed closely by China, according to a report issued by a Beijing-backed think-tank on Thursday.

The Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies, an institute affiliated with the Cyberspace Administration of China, said in its second annual World Internet Development Report that China’s comprehensive Internet development ranked No 2 in a group of 45 countries.