It was bound to happen when a country with 1.3 billion people starting wiring up: China has officially become the most population online nation, surpassing the United States for total users. According to information released by the Chinese government on Friday, the nation now hosts 253 million surfers.
The country’s Internet usage has been surging upward in recent years as more and more Chinese plug in, despite strict government restrictions on the content they can access. The latest number represents a 56 percent increase from just a year ago.
