Chapter VIII Internet Access Environment I. Internet Access Devices The number of netizens using mobile phones and TVs to access the Internet grows rapidly, while the number of netizens using desktops and laptops is declining. By December 2016, 95.1% of Chinese netizens accessed the Internet on the mobile phone, up by 5 percentage points from the end of 2015; 60.1% used desktops and 36.8% laptops, all of which declined compared with those at the end of 2015. Up to the end of 2016, Smart TV, an entertainment and Internet access device at home, was used by 25.0% of netizens, up by 7.1 percentage points from the end of 2015. Usage of Internet Access Devices 100% 95.1% 90.1% 80% 67.6% 60% 60.1% 40% 38.7% 36.8% 31.5%31.5% 25.0% 20% 17.9% 0% Desktop Laptop Mobile phone Tablet PC TV 2015 2016 Source： Statistical Survey on Internet Development in China 2016.12 Figure 47 Usage of Internet Access Devices II. Venues of Internet Access Up to December 2016, 87.7% of Chinese netizens accessed the Internet via computers at home, down by 2.7 percentage points from the end of 2015; the proportion of netizens who did so at the workplace and schools all edged up while that of those who did so at Internet bars and 50 public places slightly slipped. The 39th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China