The line graph compares the utilization of the internet, smartphones and wired phones from 1994 to 2005 in China. Overall, it can be seen that the adoption of three technologies showed a significant increase over a period of time. Additionally, the figure for the use of the internet showed the most significant growth.
To begin with wired phones, at the beginning of the period, fixed telephone lines were used by the largest number of people, approximately 25 million, before increasing precisely to 250 million in the following 8 years. Subsequently, it continuously rose to 350 million in 2005, reaching the second position behind mobile phones.
In terms of mobile phones, in 1994, no one used mobile phones; however, they first appeared after 2 years, in 1995, with 50 million users. Afterwards, the number of people using smartphones climbed considerably to roughly 250 million, by 2001, nearly converging with those using wired phones. By the end of the period, mobile phone users surged sharply to 450 million, becoming the most widely used communication method.
Concerning the internet, similarly to mobile phones, in the first three years of the period, there were no users until 1996. After one year, the number of people using the internet was 50 million. Its usage went up gradually over the subsequent years, reaching around 200 million users at the end. Despite this growth, it consistently had the lowest number of users throughout the period.