if a shenzhener is surfing the internet, he probably is using his smartphone. a report released yesterday during the 2017 china it summit showed that eight out of 10 people in shenzhen are internet users, while 96.7 percent of shenzhen netizens access the internet via mobile phones.
according to the report released by the shenzhen association of online media and the china internet network information center, there were 9.65 million internet users in shenzhen as of the end of 2016, making up 84.8 percent of shenzhen's permanent population, the highest nationwide.
about 96.7 percent of shenzhen netizens accessed the internet on their mobile phones last year, up by 1.9 percent from 2015.
the report also showed that shenzhen internet users spent 35.7 hours online per week in 2016, the same as they spent in 2015.
about 79.2 percent of shenzhen internet users shopped online last year, 15.4 percent more than the nationwide average. additionally, 75.5 percent of shenzhen netizens used online government services last year, while 59.3 percent of them accessed the services via alipay or wechat.
the development of mobile internet is having a great influence on people's lifestyles, as 58 percent of shenzhen internet users hailed taxis online last year, while 51.6 percent used car-hailing apps and 21.3 percent signed up for online training courses.
