Connecting the future

Almost all Chinese netizens have access to the internet via their mobile phones, and the time they spend online is growing, said the nation's top cyberspace regulator.

The nation had 854 million netizens as of June, 25.98 million more than the figure in December, according to a report issued by the China Internet Network Information Center with the Cyberspace Administration of China. Of the total, 99.1 percent connected to the internet through mobile phones, the report said.

The average time netizens spend online has also climbed to 27.9 hours a week, from 18.7 hours in 2009, it said.