Chapter 53 Twenty-five billion Internet users

China currently has more than 500 million Internet users, accounting for 40% of the total population.And this is just the beginning... What will the internet look like in 2030?What kind of surprises will it bring us in other technical fields in the future?Will we enjoy life (work, travel, socialize...) in a whole new way? Due to the modernization of China, the services provided by the Internet and the new generation of mobile devices are also improving, and the number of Internet users in China is expected to exceed one billion. China has been developing its own search engine and social network for years and wants to internationalize them!In the future, they will become direct competitors of MSNMessenger, Google, Facebook!

In addition to social networking, microblogging has also flourished in China, especially on the famous web portal Sina.com.cn. Among the major social networks, the most well-known is Facebook, and in China, there are three with a considerable market share: the first is the instant messaging software giant "QQ" (Tencent Little Penguin), and the second is Renren - China Facebook, and finally Kaixin.com. Chinese social networks such as QQ, Renren or Kaixin also provide Internet users with a variety of services: information, animation, conversations and free games. QQ is the most popular instant messaging tool after email.It enables you to chat freely with other QQ users around the world. It supports both text mode chat and QQ voice chat.

Before long, the international version of QQ will support multiple languages. Although MSN Messenger has all these aspects, it doesn't work in China! QQ communication is free, and these chat records will be saved in the computer as historical records, and offline messages can also be accepted. QQ currently supports the English version, and almost all Chinese people use QQ, which is a very popular software.It has fast and practical features, and can also send and receive files, pictures, and can directly conduct video chats. In China, netizens spend their time on QQ, Baidu, Kaixin, Renren and other similar sites... because they have adapted to the tastes of young Chinese.Kaixin became popular for developing games: Happy Farm or Slave Manor, for example.

In China, all netizens have their personal QQ numbers or nicknames. QQ can easily replace mobile phones. In addition to certain websites that are considered to have the potential to undermine national security, China specifically prohibits cybercrime and those sites that contain a lot of pornographic content.This is not the case in Hong Kong, China. Like Western countries, the Internet has become an indispensable part of Chinese people's daily life. China is developing rapidly and opening its door to globalization.More than 95% of its website allows access.However, the websites that are currently restricted in mainland China are not restricted everywhere.

According to China's Ministry of Commerce, the Chinese government's main purpose is to ensure cybersecurity, safeguard civil rights, and create a level playing field for China's Internet industry. Among the search engines, Baidu.com (listed on NASDAQ) is undoubtedly the leader, with 70% of the Internet connections, while Google has only 20%.Robin Li, the founder of Baidu, is a legend of the Chinese internet.Forbes magazine estimates his fortune at 5.3 billion euros. Baidu Group's market capitalization is estimated at 27.7 billion euros, while Yahoo's is 15 billion euros.When it first went public, its market value increased by 354%.

Nothing seems to be able to stop Baidu's growth, Google can't do it, and neither can its domestic Chinese rivals.