According to a 2024 survey on digital usage in China, over a third of Chinese internet users said they used ad blockers when surfing the internet. One in five respondents expressed concerns about internet companies misusing their digital data.
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Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in China as of 3rd quarter 2024
Characteristic
Share of surveyed internet users
Use a tool to block ads on the internet at least some of the time
38.4%
Decline cookies on websites at least some of the time
24.2%
Use a virtual private network to access the internet at least some of the time
21.3%
Worry about how companies might use their online data
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We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (February 25, 2025). Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in China as of 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367136/china-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
We Are Social, und DataReportal, und Meltwater. "Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in China as of 3rd quarter 2024." Chart. February 25, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367136/china-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2025). Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in China as of 3rd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367136/china-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
We Are Social, and DataReportal, and Meltwater. "Attitudes and Actions Relating to Online Privacy and Security among Surveyed Internet Users in China as of 3rd Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367136/china-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
We Are Social & DataReportal & Meltwater, Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in China as of 3rd quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367136/china-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in China as of 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph], We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater, February 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367136/china-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
