section_path: Sectors/Services/Consumer internet
section_name: Consumer internet
paragraph_text: Consumer internet
  
  China's economy is one of the world's leaders in consumer internet and mobile payments.: 130 As of 2024, China has more internet users than any other country.: 18 Internet users in China generate large amounts of data, thereby providing a competitive benefit in the development of machine learning for artificial intelligence technology.: 18
  
  Mobile payment methods via apps including Alipay and WeChat Pay were quickly adopted in China in part due to the relative lack of credit cards in the country.: 130 This technological leapfrogging also led to a boom in online shopping and retail banking.: 130
  
  China's economy is one of the world's leaders in consumer internet and mobile payments.: 130 As of 2024, China has more internet users than any other country.: 18 Internet users in China generate large amounts of data, thereby providing a competitive benefit in the development of machine learning for artificial intelligence technology.: 18
  
  Mobile payment methods via apps including Alipay and WeChat Pay were quickly adopted in China in part due to the relative lack of credit cards in the country.: 130 This technological leapfrogging also led to a boom in online shopping and retail banking.: 130
  
  China's economy is one of the world's leaders in consumer internet and mobile payments.: 130 As of 2024, China has more internet users than any other country.: 18 Internet users in China generate large amounts of data, thereby providing a competitive benefit in the development of machine learning for artificial intelligence technology.: 18
  
  Mobile payment methods via apps including Alipay and WeChat Pay were quickly adopted in China in part due to the relative lack of credit cards in the country.: 130 This technological leapfrogging also led to a boom in online shopping and retail banking.: 130