The 47th Statistical Report on the Development of the Internet in China shows that less than 30% of Chinese Internet users have a monthly income of RMB 5,000 or more. (Screenshot)
On February 3, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released the 47th Statistical Report on the Development Status of the Internet in China, showing that less than 30% of Chinese Internet users have a monthly income of RMB 5,000 or more.
The cut-off Time for the report to obtain data is December 2020. According to statistics, the size of China’s Internet users reached 989 million, accounting for one-fifth of the global Internet users, which means that the world’s largest group of Internet users is gradually formed.
In terms of Education, the largest number of Internet users are of junior high school education level, accounting for 40.3%; elementary school and below account for 19.3%; and only 9.3% are university undergraduates and above.
In terms of occupation structure, students are the main force of Internet users, accounting for 21%, followed by self-employed/freelancers (16.9%) and rural migrant workers (12.7%).
The most striking item in the report is the “monthly income structure of Internet users”.
The survey results showed that 32.7% of Internet users had a monthly income of RMB2,001 to RMB5,000; 29.3% of Internet users had a monthly income of RMB5,000 or above; and 15.3% of Internet users had a monthly income of RMB1,000 or below.
The topic of “Only 30% of Internet users have a monthly income above RMB 5,000” was once among the top 10 of Weibo’s hot search list, and the topic was marked with the word “boiling”, which means “boiling with people’s voices, being hotly debated by the majority of netizens” as explained by the official Weibo. The word “boiling” is also marked after the topic, which means “people are buzzing and being discussed by the majority of netizens” as explained by Weibo. However, the topic hotness is then suspected to be suppressed, the ranking quickly fell.
For this data, some microbloggers teased, “online are living in luxury houses, drive luxury cars, annual salary of a million, worth hundreds of millions. Now…”
Others said, “Maybe that’s why the jets are developed.” “In reality I’m submissive, in the network I’m heavy-handed.”
Someone else asked, “Is that 5,000 a figure at one’s disposal?” “5,000 is not much, but I still can’t afford to buy a house, and I have to face the ‘moderate increase’ in prices.” “I’m over 5,000 and my husband is over 10,000, but I still can’t afford car loans, kids’ school fees, rent, etc. I’m under a lot of pressure.”
On May 28 last year, Chinese Communist Party Premier Li Keqiang revealed during a question-and-answer session at the two sessions that 600 million people in China earn just $1,000 a month, sparking focus and heated debate.
Some people said, “Not to mention netizens, there should be even fewer people earning more than 5,000 a month by universal statistics.” “In that case, the income of netizens is considered high!”
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