China's Broadband Households Reached 30.18 Million at End of May

From China Knowledge Online: China's Broadband Households Rise to Over 30 million

"China's broadband households reached 30.18 million at the end of May, according to latest figures released by the Ministry of Information Industry (MII). This is a rise of 5.34 million from the start of the year.

In a recent report, market research company, eMarketer, forecasts that China will soon replace the US as the country with the largest broadband households in the world.

As of the end of 2004, the US had 34.3 million broadband households, with a penetration rate of 29.9% (as a percentage of total households). The rate was much lower in China at 6.5%."