http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23343058
China smartphone owners swell number of internet users
China now has 591 million internet users, according to the latest official figures from the country.
The China Internet Network Information Centre added that 464 million citizens accessed the net via smartphones or other wireless devices.
The headline figure marks a 10% rise on last year and indicates 44% of the country's population uses the web and other net services.
The rapid growth is reflected in the valuations of some local tech firms.
Earlier this week the country's most popular search engine Baidu announced it would pay $1.9bn (£1.3bn) to buy 91 Wireless Websoft, a firm that runs two app stores in the country.
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A forthcoming flotation of Alibaba, the Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant, is also expected to value the firm at $62.5bn, according to research by Bloomberg.
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