Jan. 18, 2007 (China Knowledge) – Revenue from China's online gaming industry reached RMB 6.5 billion in 2006, a 73% year-on-year increase.

Statistics from a report by market researcher IDC also projects that as Internet access becomes more widespread, the industry will grow by 30% annually to quadruple to RMB 25 billion.

According to the report, rapid growth in online gaming has created opportunities for other industries like telecoms, the Internet, computer, software and consumer electronics, which earned RMB 33 billion from online gaming in 2006.