CNNIC: internet use among people aged 60+ reached 53.7%

CNNIC reports that internet use among people aged 60+ reached 53.7% in December 2025, compared with 80.1% for the population overall.

What the source reports

Its February 5, 2026 release presents these as internet adoption measures. They are historical context for this article, not an October 2026 audience estimate.

Population measure	December 2025
Internet use among people aged 60+	53.7%
Overall internet penetration	80.1%

The 57th Statistical Report on China’s Internet Development defines an internet user as a resident aged six or above who used the internet during the preceding six months. Appendix 1 describes telephone sampling across 31 mainland provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

CNNIC’s release is dated February 5, 2026, although its page URL contains March 4. The release supplies the 53.7% figure; the linked full report supplies the internet-user definition and sampling scope (Appendix 1, printed pages 65–66). Sources checked October 10, 2026. No customer session, purchase flow or campaign result was tested for this article.

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