As of December 2021, Chinese netizens aged 60 years and above amounted to around 119 million, accounting for about 11.5 percent of China's total internet userbase. While instant messaging was the most popular app category among elderly netizens in China, over 100 million of them had watched online videos.
Number of elderly internet users in China as of December 2021, by major app category
(in millions)
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