China number two in home net usage

China has the second largest number of home Internet users in the world, reports Reuters.

China has around 56.6 million households with access to the Internet, according to a new survey conducted by AC Nielsen. This is equivalent to just 5.5 percent of the Chinese population.

The United States has the highest number of home Internet users in the world with 166 million people. Chinaís neighbou, Japan has approximately 51.3 million home Internet users, according to AC Nielsen.

The report indicates that most of Chinaís Internet users rely on narrow-band, dial-up access, with 56.8 percent of survey respondents saying they had modem speeds of 56 kilo bauds per second or lower.

Only 14 percent of users in the country have broadband access, and less than 10 percent of respondents have bought anything online.