Chinanews
Chinanews (November 24) According to the 2009 China Online Game Market Report released recently by China Internet Network Information Center(CNNIC), the number of large-scale online game users in China in 2009 hit 69.31 million, a 24.8% increase over 2008. Recreational game users make the major contribution to the sharp rise of the number in 2009. The proportions of online game users who play large-scale recreational games and large-scale role-playing games are 67.9% and 61% respectively.
The report also found the ratio of minors playing online games at net bars is as high as 46.4%, and 25.7% of minors use net bars as their main playing base.