2016 2015 The The percentage of percentage Number of Number of Internet of Internet Annual Applications Internet users Internet users users using users using growth rate (10,000) (10,000) the the application application Mobile online 30,377 43.7% 25,908 41.8% 17.2% literature Mobile travel booking 26,179 37.7% 20,990 33.9% 24.7% Mobile mail 19,713 28.4% 16,671 26.9% 18.2% Mobile forum /bbs 9,739 14.0% 8,604 13.9% 13.2% Mobile stock or fund 4,871 7.0% 4,293 6.9% 13.5% trade Mobile educational 9,798 14.1% 5,303 8.6% 84.8% courses Mobile Weibo 24,086 34.6% 18,690 30.2% 28.9% Mobile map and 43,123 62.0% 33,804 54.5% 27.6% mobile navigation Mobile meal ordering 19,387 27.9% 10,413 16.8% 86.2% I. Most Frequently Used Apps by Internet Users Instant messaging was the most frequently used mobile App among netizens in 2016. The survey result shows that WeChat is the most frequently used App by 79.6% of netizens; QQ is used by 60.0% of Internet users, ranking the second; and Taobao, mobile Baidu and Alipay are used respectively by 24.1%, 15.3% and14.4% of netizens, ranking the third, fourth and fifth. The 39th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China 5757
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