Chapter 1 - Development and Application of Basic Internet Resources

Basic Internet resources have laid the essential foundation for the prosperous digital economy, serving as a key powerhouse for high-quality socio-economic development. In 2024, China’s basic Internet resources developed, 5G and gigabit fibre broadband advanced orderly, the access traffic of mobile Internet grew at a faster pace, and the high-quality development of information and communication yielded remarkable results.

I. Development of Basic Internet Resources in China

As of December 2024, the number of IPv4 addresses in China was 392.39 million, that of IPv6 addresses was 69,148 blocks/32, and that of active IPv6 users reached 822 million². The total number of domain names was 33.02 million³, of which 20.82 million ended with .CN. The number of Internet broadband access ports reached 1,199 million⁴.

Table 1 Development of Basic Internet Resources by December 2024