Booming Internet Market in China
It was time that there would be news that China takes over the world as the leading Internet markets when everyday one would hear about the amount of investments, developments and usage of Chinese internet users was rising.
China has a population of 1.3 billion and in a recent report by USA Today the last year saw a 53% increase in internet usage. Currently at 233 million users as compared to 220 million users, China midgets the country that originally conceived and adopted this technology. With very low internet rates due to subsidiaries, and probably the lowest in the region, China offers basic broadband internet at $10 per month.
Gamers in China are relishing this boom as they get to play games more often with more players and there is always a room or map full of people ready to frag at each other. This potential is being exploited by game rooms and internet cafés all over China. The Chinese gaming community has seen a meteoric rise in the last few years and more people are taking up massively popular games like World of WarCraft and Counter Strike.
But due to a more controlled market, and a more restricted internet usage due to censorship, the amount of foreign investment is not as high as in other countries like India or South Korea.
[Via Digg]
