China's mobile Internet users increased 120 million in 2009, said a report released by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), the state network information center of China, on Friday morning.



Spurred by booming 3G mobile services, China has had 233 million of mobile Internet users by the end of December 2009, accounting for 60.8 percent of China's Internet population. More people use cell phones and laptops to surf on the Internet. Meanwhile, surging e-business applications has brought China's Internet industry more money.



After years of booming, the increase rate of China's Internet population has slowed down in 2009. By December 30, 2009, China's Internet users totaled 384 million, up 28.9 percent year on year.



The structure of China's Internet users is improving, despite slower growth rate. The report showed that 346 million of Internet population are broadband subscribers, increasing 76 million compared with the previous year. Internet population in the rural area grew 26.3 percent to 106.81 million, accounting for 27.8 percent of China's Internet users.