China has 25 million retail outlets with a trend toward concentration in the largest agglomerations and coastal areas.
There are 950 million fixed and mobile subscribers, almost 300 million Internet users (1/1/2009).
Total urban household income in China has increased almost tenfold between 1985 and 2007 from
RMB 525 billion to more than RMB 6500 billion. In 2009 China had 30 billionaires and 364 000 millionaires.