As of December 2022, the number of users of internet-based medical services in China had reached 363 million, accounting for 34 per cent of the total number of Chinese netizens, according to a report.
According to the report on China’s internet development released by the China Internet Network Information Center, the number of users increased by 21.7 per cent year on year, making internet-based medical services the fastest-growing application in terms of the user base, ecns.cn reported.
China had nearly 1.07 billion internet users by December 2022, an increase of 35.49 million year-on-year, said the report, adding that the internet penetration rate had reached 75.6 per cent.—APP