Internet cafe numbers down by almost 7%
Source: Xinhua |
April 28, 2013, Sunday
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THE number of Internet cafes in China fell in 2012, due to a boom in household broadband and mobile Internet.
The country had 136,000 cyber cafes nationwide at the end of 2012, a decrease of 6.9 percent year on year, according to an annual report released by the Ministry of Culture yesterday.
It is the first decrease in eight years.
The revenue of Internet bars plummeted by 13.2 percent to 53.7 billion yuan (US$8.7 billion), the report showed.
Booming mobile Internet, household broadband and the increased operating costs contributed to the shrinking of the industry, said the report.
However, the total number of computers installed in Internet cafes increased by 3.7 percent to 11.95 million, according to the report.
Internet cafes employed more than 1.03 million people, the report said.
It predicted a further downward trend for the industry.
Online games and music remain the main reasons people go to Internet cafes, the report said.
It suggested they integrate games rooms and cafes to develop their business.
In China, children are banned from Internet cafes.
The country had 136,000 cyber cafes nationwide at the end of 2012, a decrease of 6.9 percent year on year, according to an annual report released by the Ministry of Culture yesterday.
It is the first decrease in eight years.
The revenue of Internet bars plummeted by 13.2 percent to 53.7 billion yuan (US$8.7 billion), the report showed.
Booming mobile Internet, household broadband and the increased operating costs contributed to the shrinking of the industry, said the report.
However, the total number of computers installed in Internet cafes increased by 3.7 percent to 11.95 million, according to the report.
Internet cafes employed more than 1.03 million people, the report said.
It predicted a further downward trend for the industry.
Online games and music remain the main reasons people go to Internet cafes, the report said.
It suggested they integrate games rooms and cafes to develop their business.
In China, children are banned from Internet cafes.
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