#2 China

2012

Number of users: 564 million

Total devices: 2,097 million

Population: 1,374 million

2017

Number of users: 929 million

Total devices: 3,945 million

Population: 1,403 million

The first connection of the mainland of the People's Republic of China with the Internet was established on 20 September 1987 between ICA Beijing and Karlsruhe University in Germany. Since then the Internet in China has grown to host the largest base of net users in the world. The first email attempt was successfully sent out on 14 September 1987 with the contents "Across the Great Wall, we can reach every corner in the world" In the past decade. The internet has emerged as a new cultural phenomenon in mainland China, much like in the West.

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