Report: China home to 940 million internet users - one-fifth of total users in the world

BEIJING, Oct 3 (China Daily/ANN): The number of internet users in China had reached 940 million as of June, accounting for one-fifth of the world's total, according to a report on China's internet development released this week.

The internet penetration rate in China reached 67 per cent, about 5 percentage points higher than the global average, said the report issued by the China Internet Network Information Center.