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2011 Vietnam NetCitizens Report
Internet Usage and Development in Vietnam


                              April 2011
Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011




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                                                                           Contents


1.       INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 6
     1.1.        BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................................... 6
     1.2.        SURVEY METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................. 6
     1.3.        OTHER DATA SOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 7
2.       INTERNET USAGE AND ACCESS ............................................................................................................... 8
     2.1.        INTERNET USAGE AROUND THE WORLD AND IN VIETNAM .................................................................................. 8
     2.2.        USAGE FREQUENCY AND LENGTH ............................................................................................................... 12
     2.3.        INTERNET ACCESS ................................................................................................................................... 15
3.       ONLINE ACTIVITIES AND APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................... 17
     3.1.        OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 17
     3.2.        INFORMATION GATHERING ....................................................................................................................... 22
     3.3.        ENTERTAINMENT .................................................................................................................................... 23
     3.4.        COMMUNICATION .................................................................................................................................. 25
     3.5.        BLOGGING AND SOCIAL NETWORKS ............................................................................................................ 26
     3.6.        ONLINE BUSINESS ................................................................................................................................... 29
4.       WEBSITES VISITED ................................................................................................................................ 30
     4.1.     WEBSITES VISITED IN THE PAST 4 WEEKS...................................................................................................... 30
     4.2.     WEBSITES USED FOR BLOGGING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING ............................................................................. 33
     4.3.     MOST FAVOURITE WEBSITES ..................................................................................................................... 35
        4.3.1. Information gathering .................................................................................................................. 35
        4.3.2. Online entertainment.................................................................................................................... 36
        4.3.3. Online communication .................................................................................................................. 36
        4.3.4. Online business ............................................................................................................................. 37
5.       INTERNET ATTITUDES ........................................................................................................................... 38
     5.1.        OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 38
     5.2.        SOCIAL CONNECTION ............................................................................................................................... 39
     5.3.        INFORMATION GATHERING ....................................................................................................................... 40
     5.4.        NEGATIVE EFFECTS .................................................................................................................................. 41
     5.5.        ONLINE BUYING...................................................................................................................................... 41
     5.6.        ONLINE ADVERTISING .............................................................................................................................. 42
6.       MOBILE INTERNET ................................................................................................................................ 43
7.       DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 45




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SUMMARY
Internet usage and access
       According to official sources, internet penetration in Vietnam was at 31% by the end
       of 2010. Internet penetration in Vietnam is similar to countries like China, Philippines
       and Thailand. Vietnam has seen a more rapid growth of the internet over the last few
       years than most other countries in the region and is one of the fastest growing
       internet countries in the world.
       In urban Vietnam (12 cities included in the Vietnam NetCitizens Study 2011), more
       than 50% of the population have used the internet already. Hanoi has the highest
       internet penetration in Vietnam.
       Internet usage is mainly concentrated in higher economic classes. Whilst 70% of
       economic class A citizens use the internet, internet penetration is only about 20% for
       economic class D and E.
       Two-thirds of internet users access the internet every day, spending about 2 hours
       and 20 minutes on the internet on weekdays, less on weekends.
       The internet is usually accessed from home (78%) or work (31%). Internet cafes
       (26%) are widely used by younger Vietnamese and in smaller cities.


Online Activities
       The most important activity on the internet is information gathering. Virtually all
       internet users regularly use search sites and read online news.
       Entertainment (e.g. listening to music, downloading music, watching movies, gaming)
       is another key activity. 78% of internet users have listened to music and 60% have
       downloaded music. Entertainment is far more important amongst younger people.
       Online entertainment activities have been growing over the past three years.
       The internet is used extensively for communication and online interaction. About 70%
       of internet users have already used chatting and email. 36% are a member of a
       social network and 20% keep their own blog.
       Online shopping and auction sites are not used very frequently yet. However, e-
       commerce has seen the strongest growth of all measured activities over the past 3
       years.


Visited websites
       Google and Zing are the most popular websites in Vietnam. Half of internet users
       have accessed Google and a third Zing, in the past 4 weeks.
       The most common online newspapers are Dan Tri, VnExpress, 24h and Tuoitre. The
       usage of online newspapers differs by geographical region.
       For blogging and social networking, the most popular sites are Facebook, ZingMe
       and Yahoo 360plus.
       Google is the favourite website for search and research activities. Zing is the
       preferred provider of most forms of online entertainment. Yahoo is favoured for
       communication activities such as e-mail and chatting.




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Internet Attitudes
        Most users think that the internet is an important source for news and information.
        The majority also find it useful to find out about new trends and brands. However, the
        information found on the internet is not always trusted.
        The internet is very useful to establish and maintain social connections for most.
        About half of them would describe the internet as a place where they can express
        themselves.
        The majority think that there is a wide choice of products available on the internet.
        However, a minority think it‟s safe to buy products online and 60% do not trust online
        payment systems.
        Vietnamese see the internet in a very positive light. Hardly anybody thinks that
        internet usage leads to social isolation, only a minority see a negative impact of the
        internet on young people.


Mobile Internet
        40% of internet users have accessed the internet by mobile phone already. Mainly
        the young access the internet via a mobile phone.
        Online activities from a mobile phone are similar to the activities from computers.
        Most important is gathering news and information, followed by social interaction.


Demographic differences
        Internet penetration is higher amongst males and they use the internet longer per day
        than females. Whilst men are more likely to download movies and play games,
        women are more interested in visiting and writing blogs.
        Internet penetration is much higher amongst young age groups. Young people are
        very active online, using the internet longer and for more activities. The main
        activities for young people are entertainment, social networking and blogging. For
        older age groups the internet is used more for reading the news and gathering
        information.
        In Hanoi, internet penetration is higher and the internet is used longer on an average
        day compared to HCMC. Hanoians use the internet for online shopping, visiting
        forums and reading the news more often, whilst people in Saigon use the internet to
        chat, download music and play games more frequently.


  About Vietnam NetCitizens Report

  Data in this report is based on a representative survey amongst nearly 3,400 internet users in
  12 cities in Vietnam. The study is conducted by Cimigo and the report is available for free. If you
  are interested in a more detailed target group analysis, please contact us for a quotation.
  Download this report for free:         www.cimigo.vn
  Request your individual analysis:      contact@cimigo.vn




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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1.       Background
The internet in Vietnam has seen a rapid development in recent years. There has been a
steady increase in both internet users, the number of websites in Vietnam and the technical
resources to provide internet connections are constantly expanding. In a period of strong
growth, it is vital for all companies involved with the online market to have reliable
information about all relevant aspects of internet usage.
The Vietnam NetCitizens Report was initiated by Cimigo with the aim to create a better
understanding of the Vietnamese internet market. The study has been available since 2003,
initially across two cities; Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Later the number of cities was
expanded to include Da Nang, Can Tho, Hai Phong and Nha Trang. The 2011 study
includes a total of 12 cities, with 6 additional tier 2 cities (Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Quy
Nhon, An Giang, Dong Nai and Vung Tau).




1.2.       Survey methodology
NetCitizens is conducted by Cimigo amongst Vietnamese internet users in urban Vietnam.
This survey was conducted by Cimigo in November / December 2010, using Computer-
Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI).


More than 3,300 interviews amongst internet users in Vietnam were conducted.
Respondents for the survey were selected from 12 cities in Vietnam, using the following
sample sizes:

Total                 n=3376

Metro Vietnam
HCM                   n=574
Hanoi                 n=534

Tier 1 cities
Hai Phong             n=320
Nha Trang             n=319
Da Nang               n=300
Can Tho               n=300

Tier 2 cities
Thanh Hoa             n=204
Thai Nguyen           n=178
Quy Nhon              n=174
An Giang              n=161
Dong Nai              n=160
Vung Tau              n=152




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Additionally to the internet users interviewed, the demographic profiles of more than 3,000
non-internet users were collected in order to compare users to non-users. In total, more than
6,200 interviews were conducted for the NetCitizens 2011 study.
For the selection of respondents, a random sample with quotas was captured. In each city, a
representative sample of respondents was recruited using age and gender quotas based on
the general urban population. The total results are weighted according to the city size to re-
establish the original population proportion across cities.




1.3.      Other data sources
       Data for internet usage and penetration in other countries was collected from
       www.internetworldstats.com
       Data about the development of the internet penetration in Vietnam was taken from
       www.vnnic.vn (the website of VNNIC, the Vietnam Internet Network Information
       Center).




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2.         INTERNET USAGE AND ACCESS

2.1.       Internet usage around the world and in Vietnam
By the end of 2010, nearly 2 billion people used the internet worldwide, representing about
29% of the global population. The number of internet users has increased by nearly 300
million within only one year. The highest internet penetration is found in North America
(77%), Australia / Oceania (61%) and Europe (58%). In Asia, penetration is at 22% and thus
second lowest next to Africa (source: internetworldstats.com).
In absolute numbers, more internet users can be found in Asia than in any other part of the
world. Overall 42% of worldwide internet users are located in Asia. This is mainly due to the
large population in China.


       Fig. 1. Internet penetration around the world

                 World Total                    29%


              North America                                         77%
          Oceania / Australia                               61%
                      Europe                               58%
     Latin America/Caribbean                        35%
                  Middle East                   30%
                         Asia                 22%
                       Africa          11%

                                0%      20%         40%   60%      80%    100%

        Source: www.internetworldstats.com




Within key Asian countries, three different levels of internet penetration are found. In
developed Asian countries (South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and
Malaysia), internet usage is at 60-80%, with a slight year-to-year increase. In Asian
emerging markets (China, Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand), internet penetration is around
20-30%, however internet growth rates per year are much higher. In developing markets
(Laos, Cambodia) or populous countries with a large rural population (Indonesia, India),
internet penetration is typically below 10%.




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      Fig. 2. Internet penetration in selected Asian countries

       South Korea                                                        81%
             Japan                                                       78%
         Singapore                                                       78%
           Taiwan                                                  70%
        Hong Kong                                                 69%
          Malaysia                                               65%
             China                            32%
          Vietnam                             31%
        Philippines                           30%
          Thailand                          26%
         Indonesia                   12%
          Sri Lanka             8%
              Laos              8%
              India             7%
         Cambodia          1%

                      0%             20%          40%      60%         80%      100%


        Source: www.internetworldstats.com, www.vnnic.vn



More than 50% of internet users in Asia are from China. The number of internet users in
China is estimated at 420 million, which represents more than 20% of the worldwide internet
population. Other Asian countries with a large number of internet users are Japan (99
million), India (81 million) and South Korea (39 million). According to official sources, there
are currently 27 million internet users in Vietnam, which is more than in Thailand and
Malaysia.


      Fig. 3. Internet users in selected Asian countries


                  2% 3%
                 3%
                    2%
                                                                  China
               4%                                                 Japan
              4%                                                  India
                                                                  South Korea
             5%
                                                                  Indonesia
                                                                  Philippines
                                                    54%           Vietnam
           10%
                                                                  Thailand
                                                                  Malaysia
                                                                  Other
                  13%



        Source: www.internetworldstats.com




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Internet user growth rates differ strongly by country. In countries with high penetration rates,
growth rates are lower than in countries with low penetration. Over the last 10 years, internet
usage has grown by 100-200% in developed Asian countries (South Korea, Japan, Hong
Kong, Taiwan and Singapore) and by around 500 - 1500% in Asian emerging markets.
Vietnam takes a unique position in this respect. Vietnam is the fastest growing internet
country in the region and amongst the countries with the highest growth rates in the world.
Since the year 2000, the number of internet users in Vietnam has multiplied by about 120.
Ten years ago, internet penetration in Vietnam lied far behind most other Asian countries. In
the meantime, Vietnam has caught up and internet usage has reached the level of other key
emerging markets.


      Fig. 4. Internet user growth 2000-2010 in selected Asian countries

          Vietnam                                                     12035%
              Laos                                         8690%
             China                1767%
              India               1520%
         Indonesia            1400%
        Philippines           1385%
          Sri Lanka           1362%
         Cambodia             1200%
          Thailand          660%
          Malaysia         357%
         Singapore         205%
           Taiwan          158%
        Hong Kong          114%
             Japan         111%
       South Korea         107%

                      0%                  5000%           10000%            15000%


        Source: www.internetworldstats.com




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According to VNNIC (Vietnam Internet Network Information Center), 26.8 million people in
Vietnam were using the internet by the end of 2010, representing 31% of the overall
Vietnamese population.


                    Fig. 5. Internet users in Vietnam 2004-2010

                    35                                                                                    35%
                                                                                                  31%

                    30                                                                                    30%
                                                                                          26%
                                                                                 24%




                                                                                                                Users in % of population
                    25                                                                                    25%




                                                                                                   26.8
                                                                    21%
  Users (million)




                                                                                           22.5
                    20                                     18%                                            20%




                                                                                  20.8
                                                                     17.7
                    15                          13%                                                       15%
                                                            14.7



                    10                   8%                                                               10%
                                                 10.7




                              4%
                     5                                                                                    5%
                                          6.3
                               3.1




                     0                                                                                    0%
                             2003       2004    2005       2006    2007          2008     2009    2010

                                                 Users (million)            Penetration


                         Source: www.vnnic.vn




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2.2.        Usage frequency and length
Amongst the cities covered in NetCitizens study, internet penetration in urban Vietnam is
measured at 56%. Men (60%) are online more often than females (50%).
Internet penetration is higher in Metro Vietnam (Hanoi and HCMC) compared to smaller
cities. Hanoi leads the internet penetration with 64%. In tier 1 cities (Da Nang, Can Tho,
Nha Trang, Hai Phong), penetration is at around 57% and higher than in tier 2 cities.
However, even in smaller cities internet penetration is nearly at 50%. Overall, it can be
concluded that the majority of people living in urban Vietnam are actively using the internet1


       Fig. 6. Internet usage by type of city

           All cities                                 56%



         Metro VN                                        58%

       Tier 1 Cities                                   57%

       Tier 2 Cities                               49%

                        0%      20%        40%       60%         80%      100%


         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens



Intenet usage varies by age. Amongst the young (15-24 years), internet usage is nearly
universal at 95%. In the age group 25-34 years, two thirds are online. For older age groups,
internet usage is lower.


       Fig. 7. Internet usage by age

         Age 15-24                                                        95%

         Age 25-34                                             67%

         Age 35-49                         32%

         Age 50-64                18%

                        0%      20%        40%       60%         80%      100%

         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




1
  In the NetCitizens study, in internet user is defined as a person living in urban Vietnam age 15+ who
has accessed the internet at any time in the past. Due to differences in definition, internet penetration
figures may not fully be comparable with other data sources (e.g. VNNIC figures).



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As expected, the higher economic classes (SEC), who have more opportunities to access
the internet, use it more often. Penetration at SEC A is over 70%, whilst it is below 10% for
SEC E. In the middle economic classes (C/D), internet penetration is around 30-50%.


      Fig. 8. Internet usage by economic class (SEC)

             SEC A                                                         72%

             SEC B                                                   63%

             SEC C                                        47%

             SEC D                            29%

             SEC E               9%

                      0%           20%             40%         60%         80%       100%

        Source: Cimigo NetCitizens



Due to the strong growth in internet penetration, more than 20% of current users have
started to use the internet within the past 1-2 years. 2 in 5 users have used the internet for
more than 5 years. In the North, the share of long-term users is larger than in Central or in
the South. This is due to the consistently higher internet penetration in Hanoi historically.


      Fig. 9. Length of internet usage

              Total    12% 11%           14%          21%                  41%




             North     8% 10% 14%                  23%                 46%


           Central     13%        14%        14%         21%               39%


             South         14%     11%       15%         21%               39%


                      0%           20%          40%            60%         80%      100%

       one year or less          1-2 years         2-3 years     3-5 years       >5 years

        Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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In Vietnam, internet users surf the internet very frequently. Nearly 90% of internet users
access the internet more than once a week and more than 60% use it daily. Only a small
minority of internet users (8%) use the internet less than once a week. In larger cities (Hanoi,
HCMC, Danang) the internet is accessed more frequently than in smaller cities. Frequency
of internet usage also increases with higher economic class. However, there is no correlation
with frequency of access and age.


      Fig. 10. Frequency of internet usage


              4%
         3%           8%
                                                  Everyday
                                                  Several times a week
              23%                                 Once a week
                                62%
                                                  Several times a month
                                                  Less often



        Source: Cimigo NetCitizens



Internet users in Vietnam spend considerable time online. During weekdays, the average
user is online for 2 hours and 20 minutes. Male users are online 20 minutes longer than
female users. The longest internet usage is measured in Hanoi with nearly 160 minutes per
day (HCMC 150 minutes). Young people spend more time per day on the internet and
people from higher economic classes are online for longer. Nearly half of users surf the
internet for more than two hours a day.
On weekends, internet usage is reduced compared to weekdays. A minority of 6% do not
use the internet on weekends at all. Only amongst young people (15-24 years), does usage
not decrease during weekends.


      Fig. 11. Length of internet usage

          Weekdays:                           Weekends:
          142 minutes                         135 minutes


                                                   6%
           15%                                                            < 1 hour
                      24%                    14%             25%
                                                                          1-2 hours
                                                                          2-5 hours
        34%
                      26%                   33%              22%          > 5 hours
                                                                          don’t use


        Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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2.3.       Internet access
Most people access the internet from home (78%). Other popular places to use the internet
are at work (31%) and in an internet shop or cyber café (25%). On weekends, access from
work, college and internet shop / cyber café declines.
In the North (mainly Hanoi), access from home is more frequent than in other regions,
internet shops / cyber cafes are less common. Internet cafes are most frequently visited by
young age groups and people from lower economic classes.


       Fig. 12. Places of internet access



                           At home                                 78%
                                                                  76%

                            At work                 31%
                                            10%

     At Internet Shop / Cyber Café                 26%                      Weekday
                                                  23%
                                                                            Weekend
               At college or school          11%
                                           3%

          At someone else's home            9%
                                            8%

                                      0%    20%    40%    60%    80% 100%

         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens



Over the last 3 years, home access has gained in importance across all groups and regions.
Internet access from home has increased by 20% since 2007. Between 2009 and 2010,
access from all different places has increased (data based on internet usage on weekdays in
Hanoi and HCMC).


       Fig. 13. Places of internet access 2007-2010 (weekdays)

  100%
                                                                81%            At home
                                                  77%
   80%                          73%
               61%
                                                                               At work
   60%


   40%                                            30%           33%            At internet
               26%              27%
                                                                               shopCyber
   20%                                                           25%           cafe
               29%
                                23%                                            At college or
                                                  18%
                                                                15%            school
    0%
                5%              5%                5%
               2007            2008              2009           2010

         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only)




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The usual way to access the internet is from a desktop computer. 80% access the internet
from a desktop computer and 38% from laptops. A new way of accessing the internet is from
a mobile phone (incl. smart phone), which one in four internet users usually do.
Laptop access is higher in metro Vietnam and in higher economic classes, where laptops
are more prevalent. Mobile phone access, on the other hand, is not dependent on economic
class but rather on age; a third of the internet users below 25 years usually access the
internet from a mobile phone.


      Fig. 14. Way of accessing the internet

      From a desktop computer                                          84%

       From a laptop computer                        38%

              Via mobile phone                 27%

                                  0%     20%     40%       60%   80%     100%

         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




  About Vietnam NetCitizens Report

  Data in this report is based on a representative survey amongst nearly 3,400 internet users in
  12 cities in Vietnam. The study is conducted by Cimigo and the report is available for free. If you
  are interested in a more detailed target group analysis, please contact us for a quotation.
  Download this report for free:            www.cimigo.vn
  Request your individual analysis:         contact@cimigo.vn




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3.        ONLINE ACTIVITIES AND
          APPLICATIONS

3.1.      Overview
This chapter examines which activities users are engaging with online. 18 different online
activities are included and have been classified into five categories:
       Information gathering
       Online entertainment
       Online communication
       Blogging and social networks
       Online business


The most frequent activity on the internet is information gathering, such as reading the news
or using search sites. Nearly all internet users in Vietnam use Google and read the news
and most do so on a daily basis. The internet is frequently used to conduct research for
school or work.
The second key field of online activity is entertainment. Music is the most popular area,
nearly 80% of internet users have listened to music and more than 60% have downloaded
music. Half are watching movies online and one in five have downloaded movies. Online
gaming is less frequent (around 30%), but with a higher usage of web games (games that
can be played online without downloading an application) than for online applications
(games that have to be downloaded and installed first). Online entertainment activities are
prevalent amongst the young.
Communication is a key activity on the internet. Key activities in this area are chatting and e-
mails. With more interactive websites and online applications, users have the opportunity not
only to retrieve information, but also to contribute their own content. Social networking and
blogging are used frequently. 36% of internet users are a member of a social network and
20% keep their own blog. Networking and blogging activities are very frequent amongst the
young.
E- commerce is not very developed. The most popular commerce sites are online auctions
and shopping websites, which 40% of users have visited already. Online banking is still in its
infancy. However, the usage of e-commerce and e-banking services has seen strong growth
over the last few years.




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Fig. 15. Online activities conducted in the past

                       Use for news                                                               94%

       Use a search site (e.g google)                                                            92%

                  Listening to music                                                       78%

    Research for schooloffice work                                                    72%

                            Chatting                                                   70%

                               Email                                                 66%

                Downloading music                                                61%

                   Watching movies                                       47%

                      Visiting forum                                     46%

                 ShoppingAuctions                                   42%

        Playing games on web game                                  38%

            Visiting a social network                           36%

                       Visiting blogs                          31%

Playing games on online applications                         30%
                                                                          Online information gathering
               Downloading movies                        23%
                                                                          Online entertainment
                       Writing blogs                   20%                Online communication
                                                                          Blogging and social Networks
                    Posting in forum                 18%                  Online business

                          E-Banking              10%

                                        0%         20%         40%             60%      80%      100%

                                        Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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  The use of online activities and applications differs between age groups. In general, young
  internet users visit more websites and nearly all online activities measured in this report are
  used more frequently amongst younger age groups. The largest difference is measured for
  activities related to online interaction; such as visiting social networks, blogs or chatting.
  These activities are used nearly twice as frequently by the young age groups. Entertainment
  activities are considerably more popular amongst young age groups.
  Some activities do not follow this pattern; reading news, e-mail, online shopping are not
  dependent on the user‟s age, but conducted by all age groups to the same extent.


         Fig. 16. Online activities conducted in the past by age group

                       Use for news                                               95%        93%
       Use a search site (e.g google)                                           88%           97%
                  Listening to music                                66%                      92%
    Research for schooloffice work                                 65%                82%
                            Chatting                          55%                         89%
                               Email                                65%         68%
                Downloading music                       46%                            80%
                   Watching movies                    40%                 56%
                      Visiting forum               37%                    56%
                 ShoppingAuctions                    41%         43%
        Playing games on web game            27%                     50%
            Visiting a social network     21%                             55%
                       Visiting blogs    18%                        48%
Playing games on online applications     19%                      42%
               Downloading movies        18%             29%
                       Writing blogs9%                      32%
                   Posting in forum12%                 25%
                          E-Banking 13% 6%

                                    0%          20%         40%      60%         80%      100%
                                                   25-64 years              15-24 years

                                   Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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  Men use the internet longer on an average day. Men conduct similar activities online as
  women; however there are some gender specific differences. Men watch and download
  movies more often and they are more likely to play online application games. On the other
  hand, women are more active in interactive activities, such as; chatting, social networking
  and blogging.


        Fig. 17. Online activities conducted in the past by gender

                       Use for news                                                 94%    95%

       Use a search site (e.g google)                                              92%     93%
                  Listening to music                                        79%     77%
    Research for schooloffice work                                    73%         72%
                            Chatting                                  68%          74%
                               Email                                 65%      67%
                Downloading music                               59%          64%
                   Watching movies                      43%           50%
                      Visiting forum                    44%          48%
                 ShoppingAuctions                  41%          43%
        Playing games on web game                  37%         38%
            Visiting a social network             34%           39%
                       Visiting blogs        28%               36%
Playing games on online applications        22%                36%
               Downloading movies 17%                    28%
                       Writing blogs 16%             24%
                   Posting in forum 15%             20%
                          E-Banking9%         11%

                                   0%         20%         40%         60%         80%     100%
                                                        Male                 Female

                                  Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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There are some geographical differences between the North and the South, which are
mainly reflected in the different usage patterns between Hanoi and HCMC. In the North, the
internet is used for news, visiting forums or shopping sites more often. Online shopping is
nearly a third higher in the North than in the South. On the other hand, in the South people
are using the internet for chatting, e-mail and downloading music more frequently.


      Fig. 18. Online activities conducted in the past by geographical region

                       Use for news                                                92%      98%
       Use a search site (e.g google)                                           92%       92%

                  Listening to music                                    77%         80%
     Research for schooloffice work                                   74%      73%
                            Chatting                               68%             75%
                               Email                             63%          68%
                Downloading music                            59%             66%
                   Watching movies                    47%         48%
                      Visiting forum                  48%             53%
                 ShoppingAuctions                  40%                54%
        Playing games on web game               37%             42%
            Visiting a social network               40%     38%
                       Visiting blogs          33%         34%
Playing games on online applications          32%         32%
               Downloading movies        23%          27%
                       Writing blogs 19%            21%
                   Posting in forum     18%         24%
                          E-Banking
                                  12%       10%

                                   0%         20%         40%        60%       80%        100%
                                                     North                    South

                                        Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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3.2.       Information gathering
The category “Information gathering” includes the following three activities: 1) use for news,
2) using search sites, 3) research for school or work.
Reading the news is the most popular activity on the internet. Nearly 95% are reading news
on the internet and 50% do so daily. Search sites such as Google are also visited daily by
half of internet users. Research for school / work is conducted by more than 50% once a
week or more.
Reading news and using search sites are the most common online activities across all age
groups and geographical regions in Vietnam. Usage of news increases with higher economic
classes and is higher in Metro Vietnam (mainly Hanoi). Search sites such as Google are
visited by younger people more often.


       Fig. 19. Information gathering: usage frequency
                                                                                            Total

                     Use for news                 47%                32%         7% 8%       94%

     Use a search site (e.g google)              44%                34%          7% 7%       92%

                                                                                             72%
  Research for schooloffice work          22%          29%       11% 10%


                                      0%         20%      40%      60%      80%           100%

                Everyday      Once a week or more         Once a month or more      Less often

                 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens



Over the past 3 years, the usage of online search sites has gained in importance. Less than
75% used search sites in 2007, now more than 90% do so. Reading the news online and
doing research for work / school has also increased.


       Fig. 20. Information gathering: usage 2007-2010
  100%                                        94%           95%
               89%            89%

   80%                                        92%           92%
                              85%                                                News
               74%
                                              73%           74%
   60%                        69%
               66%
                                                                                 Search
   40%

   20%                                                                           Research for
                                                                                 school / office
     0%
              2007           2008             2009         2010

                 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only)




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3.3.         Entertainment
Online entertainment includes the following activities: 1) listening to music, 2) downloading
music, 3) watching movies, 4) downloading movies, 5) playing games on web game,2 and 6)
playing online games on online applications.3


Entertainment is a key field of internet usage in Vietnam. The main activity related to
entertainment is listening to music, which more than half of internet users do on a regular
basis. 60% have downloaded music already and 40% do it once a week or more often.
Nearly half of internet users have already watched movies online. Gaming is less popular for
the majority of internet users; however there is a core of about 8% of internet users who
game every day.
Entertainment is clearly an activity for younger people. Internet users from 15 -24 years use
all online entertainment activities significantly more often. The largest age difference can be
found for listening / downloading music and online application gaming.
Some entertainment activities are more popular with males than females. A gender specific
usage difference is mainly observed for activities that require more advanced technical
equipment, such as playing games on online applications and downloading movies.




        Fig. 21. Entertainment: usage frequency
                                                                                                Total

                      Listening to music            25%           33%       10% 10%              78%

                    Downloading music          9%         26%      15% 12%                       61%

                       Watching movies 5% 15% 12% 15%                                            47%

                                                                                                 38%
            Playing games on web game          8% 13% 7% 10%
                                                                                                 30%
    Playing games on online applications       7% 11%4%8%
                                                                                                 23%
                   Downloading movies 2% 7% 9%
                                       6%

                                           0%         20%         40%     60%      80%       100%

                  Everyday      Once a week or more             Once a month or more     Less often

                  Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




2
  Web games are games that can be played on a website without downloading to the computer
3
  Online application games have to be downloaded to the computer first and can then be played
independently from the website



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The share of internet users that download music has increased by 15% over the past 3
years and watching movies on the internet has increased by 10% since 2007.


      Fig. 22. Entertainment: development 2007-2010
  100%
                                                                      Listening to music
                                                         79%
                                          75%
   80%
                                                         65%          Downloading music
                           60%            59%
   60%      50%                                          47%
                           41%            43%                         Watching movies
            37%
   40%                                                   41%
                                         33%               33%        Playing games on
                                        25%                           web game
   20%                                                  26%
                                          20%                         Playing games on
                                                                      online applications
    0%
                                                                      Downloading movies
            2007          2008           2009           2010

              Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only)




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3.4.         Communication
“Communication” in this report includes 2 activities: 1) e-mail and 2) chatting.
Communication plays an important part in internet usage. Chatting and e-mail are a very
frequent form of online communication. Chatting online is more popular than writing an e-
mail. Chatting is one of the most popular activities for young internet users, nearly half of 15-
24 year olds chat on a daily basis. Whilst e-mail is used more frequently by 25-34 year olds.


       Fig. 23. Communication: usage frequency
                                                                                               Total

  Chatting              28%                     24%         8%      11%                          70%

                                                                                                 66%
     Email           19%               22%            11%     13%


             0%               20%               40%           60%             80%            100%

          Everyday         Once a week or more         Once a month or more     Less often

                   Source: Cimigo NetCitizens



Using e-mail and chatting decreased between 2007 and 2009, but increased slightly in 2010.


       Fig. 24. Communication: development 2007-2010
  100%
                  79%           76%                           76%
   80%                                           69%
                  78%
                                74%                              70%
   60%                                           70%
                                                                                         Email
   40%                                                                                   Chatting

   20%

     0%
              2007              2008            2009          2010

                   Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only)




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3.5.       Blogging and social networks
The category “Blogging and social networks” includes the following five activities: 1) visiting
forums, 2) posting in forums, 3) visiting blogs, 4) writing blogs and 5) visiting a social
network.
Blogs and social networks are used by a substantial number of people in Vietnam and
constitute an important part of the internet life. Nearly half of internet users have already
visited forums, blogs and social networks. Daily usage is highest for social networks (15%),
whilst forums and blogs are visited on a weekly basis more often. An average user takes a
rather passive role in blogging; whilst 30% have visited blogs, only 20% have actually written
a blog themselves. The same pattern is observed for forums: 50% have already visited a
forum, but only 18% have actively posted in a forum.
Blogging and social networking is clearly a field of activity for the young people. The majority
of internet users below 25 have already visited a forum, blog and social network, usage is
about 50% higher than older age groups. The main difference between age groups lies in
the active contribution of content to the internet; users aged below 25 years are posting in
forums and writing blogs three times as often as those to users aged 25-65 years.
An interesting difference can be observed between genders. Females are visiting and writing
blogs more often, whilst visiting and posting in forums is more popular with males. Also
social networks are used by females more often.
Use of all blogging and social networking activities increase with higher economic class.
People from economic class A are twice as likely to use social networks than internet users
from economic class D/E. Usage of forums is higher in the North (mainly Hanoi).


       Fig. 25. Blogging and social networks: usage frequency
                                                                                          Total

            Visiting forum     10%       16%    9% 10%                                    46%

  Visiting a social network        15%    11% 4%6%                                        36%

             Visiting blogs    6% 9% 7% 10%                                               31%

             Writing blogs 2% 5% 8%
                            5%                                                            20%

          Posting in forum 2% 5% 6%
                            5%                                                            18%

                              0%          20%        40%         60%        80%       100%

                 Everyday      Once a week or more         Once a month or more   Less often

                 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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Usage of forums and social networks has been on a constant level since 2007. A decrease
can be found for visiting blogs with at drop from 47% to 35%. The main reason for this might
be the closing of Yahoo 360 in 2009, which had been by far the most popular blogging
application in previous years.
Note that these figures are percentages and not absolute numbers. With a growing internet
penetration, the absolute number of people using blogs and social networks is increasing
strongly.


      Fig. 26. Blogging and social networks: development 2007-2010
  100%

   80%
                                                                      Visiting forum
   60%                      49%                           51%
                                            47%                       Visiting social network
                                             39%          41%         Visiting blogs
   40%       47%            46%
                            27%             41%                       Writing blogs
             24%                                        35%
                                            20%           22%
   20%                                                                Posting in forum
                            18%                           21%
                                            16%
    0%
             2007          2008             2009         2010

               Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only)



36% of internet users are a member of a social network and 20% keep their own blog.
Membership in social networks and blogs are more common amongst females. Membership
in social networks increases with higher economic classes and is more popular amongst
young age groups.


      Fig. 27. Blogs and memberships in social networks



  Is member of Social Network                           36%


              Keeps own blog                  20%


                                0%          20%       40%       60%        80%         100%

               Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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The most important reason to use social networks is to keep in touch and be updated about
friends. Meeting new people is also a key area of interest. Playing games or getting
information about social activities / events is of far less importance in social networks.


      Fig. 28. Reasons to use social networks


   To keep in touch with friends                           38%

        To keep updated on my
                                                    21%
                friends

           To meet new people                 13%

   To update your friends about
                                             12%
             your life

  To play games/ entertainment               10%

    To know information about
                                        2%
          social activities

                                   0%         20%         40%    60%      80%   100%


                Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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3.6.      Online Business
The category “Online business” includes the following activities: 1) e-banking and 2) online
shopping / visiting buy and sell sites / auctions.
Online business is not well developed. Only about 40% of internet users in Vietnam have
ever visited an online shopping or auction site and very few have ever used e-banking.
Online shopping is more frequent in the North (58% in Hanoi) and most popular with the age
groups 25-34. Both online shopping and e-banking are more common in higher economic
classes.


       Fig. 29. Online business: usage frequency
                                                                                          Total
  Shoppingvisting buy and sell
                                5% 13%       12% 12%
        sitesAuctions                                                                        42%

                    E-Banking                                                                 10%


                                0%          20%       40%       60%      80%         100%

              Everyday      Once a week or more        Once a month or more      Less often

               Source: Cimigo NetCitizens



Online shopping has seen the strongest increase of all measured activities in the last few
years. Online shopping has nearly doubled since 2007. Also e-banking has become more
popular in this time period, increasing from 7 to 12%.


       Fig. 30. Online business: development 2007-2010
  100%

   80%

                                                                              Online shopping
   60%                                                    48%
                                            40%
   40%                      34%
             28%

   20%                                      11%           12%                 E-banking
              7%            7%

    0%
             2007          2008             2009         2010

               Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only)




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4.          WEBSITES VISITED
4.1.        Websites visited in the past 4 weeks
This chapter highlights the websites that survey respondents have recently used during Nov-
Dec 2010.4
Google continues being the most widely used website in Vietnam. Nearly half of internet
users have used Google in the past month. Google is popular across gender, age groups,
economic class and geographical regions.
Zing is the website with the second largest penetration. One in three internet users in
Vietnam have used one of the various Zing websites in the past month. Amongst the
different services Zing offers (movies, music, games, news, chat etc), mp3.zing.vn is the
most popular with a penetration of 22%.
Dan Tri (dantri.com.vn) claims third place and is continuing to be the leading news website in
Vietnam. Dan Tri is highly used in the North, but less in Central and the South.
About one in five internet users has recently used Yahoo. Included in this figure are
yahoo.com, yahoo.com.vn, Yahoo messenger and Yahoo mail.
Vietnamese online newspapers; VnExpress (vnexpress.net) and 24h.com.vn have been
used by 18% and 11% respectively, maintaining their position in the top 10. Tuoi Tre
(tuoitre.com.vn) and Kenh14.vn reach nearly 10% penetration.
Facebook continues to be the leading social network website and jumped from 10th most
visited site last year to 6th place this year with a 13% penetration.
The following ranking consists of a mix of online entertainment sites (nhaccuatui.com,
nhac.vui.vn, nhacso.vn, nhac8.com, youtube.com), targeted to the youth with; music, sports,
gaming sites etc.




4
  Results in this chapter refer to the penetration of websites in the overall population of internet users
in Vietnam. Penetration is measured with the % of internet users who have used specific websites in
the past 4 weeks. Penetration doesn‟t take into consideration the frequency of visit, length of visit nor
the number of clicks. Therefore, numbers reported in this chapter might differ from results reported by
analytical website measurement tools, where website performance is usually measured with „page
views‟, „unique visitors‟, „unique visits‟ or similar metrics.



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         Fig. 31. Websites visited in past 4 weeks5


                 Googlea                                   48%
                        b
                    Zing                           33%
           Dantri.com.vn                     21%
                        c
                  Yahoo                     20%
           Vnexpress.net                   18%
           Facebook.com                13%
             24h.com.vn               11%
         Nhaccuatui.com               10%
          Tuoitre.com.vn              9%
              Kenh14.vn               8%
             Ngoisao.net          7%
           Vietnamnet.vn          6%
       Thanhnien.com.vn           6%
            Youtube.com           6%
             Bongda.com          3%
             Nhac.vui.vn         3%
              Nhacso.net         2%
          Congan.com.vn          2%
            Docbao.com           2%
           Nhac8.com/vn          1%

                            0%         20%         40%        60%          80%        100%

                 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens
                 a) incl. google.com, google.com.vn
                 b) incl. mp3.zing.vn, zing.vn, me.zing.vn , kiemthe.zing.vn, movie.zing.vn, news.zing.vn, volam.zing.vn
                 c) incl. yahoo.com, yahoo.com.vn, yahoo messenger, mail.yahoo.com, yahoo 360plus




Overall more than 2000 different websites were captured in this study. To give a better
overview, websites were classified based on their main content and aggregated.
Online newspaper websites are used more than last year. When surfing the internet, users
mainly go to search, news or music sites. Other popular website groups are social networks,
games, shopping and movies.




5
    Time period Nov-Dec 2010



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      Fig. 32. Websites visited in past 4 weeks (classified)

         3%
            3%                                        Online Newspaper
      3%             8%
                                                      Music/ Entertainment
       4%                           37%               Searching
                                                      Social Network
            7%
                                                      Communication
                                                      Movies
              16%
                                                      Game
                           19%
                                                      Shopping
                                                      Others



                 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens



There is strong difference in website usage by age group. Younger users tend to use more
websites than older users; therefore penetration of most websites is usually higher amongst
young people.
Amongst the age group 15-24, Google and Zing are the two top sites, with penetration above
50%. Internet users aged 25-34 are predominantly focused on online newspapers and use of
music and entertainment sites drops considerably. Internet users 35+ are focused on online
newspapers and use entertainment sites to a very small extent only.


      Fig. 33. Websites visited in past 4 weeks by age group

       Website                            Total        15-24          25-34         35-49          50-64
                 a
       Google                              48%           53%            45%            45%            40%
           b
       Zing                                33%           55%            21%             8%             5%
       Dantri.com.vn                       21%           16%            25%            28%            23%
       Yahooc                              20%           21%            21%            16%            12%
       Vnexpress.net                       18%           12%            26%            19%            10%
       Facebook.com                        13%           24%             7%             2%             0%
       24h.com.vn                          11%            8%            14%            10%             9%
       Nhaccuatui.com                      10%           15%             7%             3%             2%
       Tuoitre.com.vn                       9%            5%            10%            12%            18%
       Kenh14.vn                            8%           16%             2%             1%             1%

       Source: Cimigo NetCitizens
       a) incl. google.com, google.com.vn
       b) incl. mp3.zing.vn, zing.vn, me.zing.vn , kiemthe.zing.vn, movie.zing.vn, news.zing.vn, volam.zing.vn
       c) incl. yahoo.com, yahoo.com.vn, yahoo messenger, mail.yahoo.com, yahoo 360plus



The usage of online newspapers differs by geographical region. Dantri and 24h are used
mainly in Hanoi, whilst penetration of Tuoitre is high in HCMC. News websites are used
more often in Metro Vietnam compared to smaller cities.




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         Fig. 34. Websites visited in past 4 weeks by city

         Website                            Total       HCMC           Hanoi          Tier 1         Tier 2
                  a
         Google                              48%            40%           38%            73%            52%
             b
         Zing                                33%            35%           24%            41%            31%
         Dantri.com.vn                       21%             8%           46%            28%            15%
         Yahooc                              20%            18%           15%            31%            18%
         Vnexpress.net                       18%            19%           30%            10%             9%
         Facebook.com                        13%            14%           19%            13%             7%
         24h.com.vn                          11%             5%           16%            15%            12%
         Nhaccuatui.com                      10%            11%            4%            13%            11%
         Tuoitre.com.vn                       9%            12%            1%            11%             7%
         Kenh14.vn                            8%             7%           14%             9%             6%
          Source: Cimigo NetCitizens
          a) incl. google.com, google.com.vn
          b) incl. mp3.zing.vn, zing.vn, me.zing.vn , kiemthe.zing.vn, movie.zing.vn, news.zing.vn, volam.zing.vn
          c) incl. yahoo.com, yahoo.com.vn, yahoo messenger, mail.yahoo.com, yahoo 360plus




4.2.          Websites used for blogging and social networking
In 2010, Facebook has been the most popular social networking website for internet users.
Nearly 70% of those who use social networks had a membership on Facebook. Zing Me
tripled within one year and climbs to the second place with nearly 20% of social networking
users. Yahoo 360 Plus was used by 12% with little difference to 2009. Other less popular
social networks are Myspace and HI5.6


         Fig. 35. Websites used for Social Networks

         Facebook                                        47%
                                                                       67%
          Zing Me            6%
                                      19%
                                                                                     2009
    Yahoo 360 Plus                11%
                                   12%                                               2010
         My space          0%
                            2%
                Hi5         2%
                            2%

                      0%           20%          40%           60%            80%         100%

          Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users who are a member of a social network)




6
 Social networks are defined as websites where you can create your own profile, invite friends and
communicate with other members.



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In terms of websites for blogs, Yahoo 360plus, the successor of Yahoo 360, is still the most
important blog website but the penetration has decreased from 53% to 41%. Facebook is
used by 35% as a blog. The newcomer of this field is Blog360.vn, a local blogging website
which is used by 4%.7




        Fig. 36. Websites used for blogs


    Yahoo 360 Plus                                        53%
                                                 41%

         Facebook                           31%
                                              35%
                          1%                                                   2009
              Zing
                               7%                                              2010
       Blog360.vn         0%
                           4%

    My.opera.com          2%
                          1%

                     0%             20%      40%          60%          80%         100%

         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users who have their own blog)




7
 A Blog is defined as a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general
public consumption



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4.3.         Most favourite websites
Respondents specified their preferred website for individual activities. Activities are grouped
into the following categories:
         Information gathering
         Online entertainment
         Online communication
         Online business
         Online forums



4.3.1.       Information gathering
Google is the unchallenged favourite in Vietnam for internet search or research. Nearly 90%
use Google as their preferred search site and 50% prefer it for school / work research.
Preference for online newspapers is more varied. Overall, the top 3 popular news websites
are Vnexpress, Dan Tri and Tuoi Tre. However, there are large differences by region. Dan
Tri is favoured in the North, but not the South. VNExpress is favoured amongst the two big
cities (Hanoi and HCMC) but less in smaller cities. Tuoi Tre is the preferred news site in the
South, but not in the North.


       Fig. 37. Favourite websites for information gathering

         Research (school /office)                News
         Google                        50%        Vnexpress.net                16%
         Vnexpress.net                  2%        Dantri.com.vn                15%
         Tailieu.com                    2%        Tuoitre.com.vn                8%

         Search
         Google                        89%
         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users of each activity)




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4.3.2.       Online entertainment
In 2010 Zing continues leading almost all entertainment activities on the internet. Zing is the
most preferred website for listening to / downloading music and gaming. Zing is overtaken by
Youtube for watching and downloading movies.
Besides Zing, there are some other favourite websites in specific areas. Nhaccuatui, Nhacso
and Nhacvui continue being liked for online music. For application gaming, vtc websites are
the popular channels behind Zing.


      Fig. 38. Favourite websites for online entertainment

         Watching movies                          Downloading movies                      Listening to music
         Youtube                       14%        Youtube                      11%        Zing                 49%
         Zing                           7%        Zing                          8%        Nhaccuatui           17%
         Xuongphim                      5%        Krfilm.net                    4%        Nhacso.net            6%

         Downloading music                        Web gaming                              Application gaming
         Zing                          55%        Zing                         29%        Zing                 29%
         Nhaccuatui                    18%        Trochoiviet.com              11%        Vtc.com.vn            6%
         Nhac.vui.vn                    4%        Facebook                      8%        Au.vtc.com            5%
         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users of each activity)




4.3.3.       Online communication
Yahoo is the most preferred provider of online communication. The majority would name
Yahoo as their favourite provider for e-mail and chatting. Yahoo‟s popularity is very strong
throughout gender, age groups, economic class and geographical regions.
Next to Yahoo, a minority prefer Google for e-mail (22%). Facebook and Skype are also
favoured for chatting by a small proportion of users.


      Fig. 39. Favourite websites for online communication

          E-mail                                   Chatting
          Yahoo                         65%        Yahoo                            85%
          Gmail                         22%        Facebook                          3%
          Zing                           1%        Skype                             2%
         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users of each activity)




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4.3.4.       Online business
Enbac.com becomes the most popular website for online shopping and auction. Besides
enbac.com, 123mua.vn and 5giay.vn are still the top websites for online shopping.
Enbac.com is strongly preferred in the North whilst 123mua.vn and 5giay.vn are used more
frequently in the South.
Preferred providers of e-banking are Vietcombank, ACB and Techcombank.


      Fig. 40. Favourite websites for online business

         Online shopping                          E-banking
         enbac.com                     13%        Vietcombank.com.vn           23%
         123mua.com                    10%        Acb.com.vn                    8%
         5giay.com                      8%        Techcombank.com               7%
         Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users of each activity)




  About Vietnam NetCitizens Report

  Data in this report is based on a representative survey amongst nearly 3,400 internet users in
  12 cities in Vietnam. The study is conducted by Cimigo and the report is available for free. If you
  are interested in a more detailed target group analysis, please contact us for a quotation.
  Download this report for free:                www.cimigo.vn
  Request your individual analysis:             contact@cimigo.vn




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5.          INTERNET ATTITUDES
This chapter will investigate the perceptions that users have towards the internet. Attitudes
are divided into the following areas: social connection, information gathering, negative
effects, online buying and online advertising.




5.1.        Overview
Information gathering and communication are the most important activities on the internet.
Accordingly, the vast majority of internet users would strongly agree that „the internet is an
important source for news and information‟ and that „the internet helps to connect with
friends and meet new people‟. More and more the internet is becoming a social space where
people can generate their own content. For a third of respondents, the internet is a place
where they can express themselves.
The internet also plays an increasingly important role for product selection and buying. Three
quarters of internet users find out about new brands and products on the internet and about
half of them think that they can buy a very wide choice of products online. However, trust in
online payment is still low, as very few people think it is safe to buy products online.


       Fig. 41. Overview of internet attitudes

    The internet is an important source for news and
                                                                                                93%
                        information
      The internet helps to connect with friends and
                                                                                          79%
                    meet new people
        The internet helps me to find out about new
                                                                                        73%
                    products and brands
     I can buy a very wide choice of products on the
                                                                              50%
                         internet
       I generally trust the information found on the
                                                                            42%
                            internet                                                                   agree

   The Internet is a place where I can express myself                  36%

   The internet has a bad influence on young people                   32%

              I think it is safe to buy products online         13%

            In the age of internet, I feel more lonely         9%

                                                          0%   20%    40%         60%   80%     100%

                 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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5.2.       Social connection
Establishing and maintaining connection with friends is a key area of the internet in Vietnam
and chat, email, blogs and social networks are widely used. 80% of internet users think „the
internet plays an important role in connecting with friends and meeting new people‟. Younger
age groups agree to this statement more than older age groups.
For a third of internet users, the internet is a place where they can express themselves. Self-
expression is more important for younger age groups (15-24 years).


       Fig. 42. Attitudes towards social connection

     The internet helps to
   connect with friends and                       79%                     14%   8%
      meet new people

   The Internet is a place
                                        36%             29%              35%
  where I can express myself


                               0%        20%      40%         60%       80%     100%

                                    Agree          Neutral          Disagree

                Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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5.3.       Information gathering
Using search and news sites are the most common activities on the internet. Accordingly,
most internet users agree that the internet „plays an important role as a source for news and
information‟. Agreement to this statement is higher amongst older age groups and users
from higher economic classes.
Most users would agree that the „internet is useful to find out about new products and
brands‟. Agreement is higher amongst males and users in the North.
However, the information found on the internet is not necessarily trustworthy. About a
quarter says that they generally don‟t trust information found on the internet. Information in
newspapers and on TV is generally seen as more trustworthy.


       Fig. 43. Attitudes towards information gathering

      The internet is an
  important source for news                                 93%                         5%
                                                                                         2%
       and information
    The internet helps me to
      find out about new                              73%                    18%        10%
      products and brands
      I generally trust the
   information found on the                  42%                   33%            24%
            internet

                               0%        20%           40%         60%      80%          100%


                                              Agree          Neutral     Disagree


                Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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5.4.        Negative effects
There might be some negative effects of internet usage, for example an increasing social
isolation or negative effects on young people who might not use the internet in an
appropriate way. However, scepticism about the effects of the internet is not very strong in
Vietnam. Very few people say they feel lonelier in the age of internet. Opinions about the
negative effect on young people are mixed, with about a third that would agree, a third that is
neutral and a third that would not agree to this.


       Fig. 44. Attitudes towards trust

     The internet has a bad
                                              32%                     37%                31%
  influence on young people


 In the age of internet, I feel
                                    9%        15%                           76%
         more lonely


                                   0%           20%          40%            60%         80%        100%
                                                Agree       Neutral     Disagree

                  Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




5.5.        Online buying
Buying products on the internet is not very common in Vietnam. Only a minority of internet
users are using shopping and auction sites regularly. Most internet users would agree that
they „can buy a wide range of products on the internet‟. However, only very few think it is
„safe to buy products online‟. 60% do not trust in online payment systems.


       Fig. 45. Attitudes towards online buying

     I can buy a very wide
   choice of products on the                        50%                     23%              27%
            internet

       I think it is safe to buy
                                        13%           29%                         58%
           products online


                                   0%           20%          40%            60%         80%        100%
                                                    Agree       Neutral           Disagree

                  Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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5.6.       Online advertising
The feelings towards online advertising are mixed. A small group of internet users find online
ads very intrusive and irritating, but some find them quite entertaining. About half of users
have a rather indifferent attitude towards online advertising, either ignoring or not noticing
them at all. 36% sometimes click on an online ad that catches their attention. Young internet
users have a more positive attitude towards online advertising and also tend to click more on
ads that catch their interest.


       Fig. 46. Attitudes towards online advertising

  I find some of them quite entertaining          8%
                                                                    44% interested
     I have occasionally clicked on them                   36%

               I don't really notice them                  35%

                    I totally ignore them          12%              56% not interested

     I find them very intrusiveirritating        10%

                                             0%    20%    40%      60%     80%       100%

                Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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6.        MOBILE INTERNET
Using the internet on the mobile phone is a relatively new, but a strongly growing trend.
Amongst all internet users, nearly 40% have already accessed the internet via their mobile
phone or smart phone.


      Fig. 47. Accessed internet on mobile phone



                      38%                    Yes

       62%                                   No




       Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




Mobile phone internet access is mainly popular with younger age groups. People in the age
15-24 access the internet twice as often via mobile phone than people aged 35-49. Mobile
internet access is higher in the North (mainly Hanoi / Hai Phong) compared to Central and
the South.


      Fig. 48. Mobile internet access by age


       Age 15-24                                     47%

       Age 25-34                               37%

       Age 35-49                       24%

       Age 50-64            8%

                   0%            20%         40%       60%    80%        100%

                Source: Cimigo NetCitizens




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Online activities conducted from mobile access are largely similar to computer access. The
most important are activities related to information gathering, such as reading the news and
using search sites. Other popular activities are communication (such as instant messaging
and sending e-mails) and social networking. Entertainment activities (listening to music,
watching movies) and online shopping are less popular from a mobile phone.


      Fig. 49. Activities conducted on mobile internet

                          Use for news                                                   76%
                      Use a search site                                            66%
    Instant messaging (eg. yahoo, msn)                                 43%
               Visiting a social network                         34%
             Downloading applications                         32%
             Sending e-mail (not SMS)                       27%
                     Listening to music                    26%
    Downloading or uploading pictures                      26%
          Visiting online shopping sites           12%
                      Watching movies            9%
                  Playing online games           8%

                                           0%       20%        40%           60%      80%        100%
                                             Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on people who access the
                                             internet on the mobile phone)




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7.        DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES
At various stages, this report identifies differences in internet usage between demographic
groups; e.g. females/males, higher/lower economic classes, users from the North/South etc.
This chapter will summarise the main differences.


Males vs. females
       Internet penetration is higher amongst males. 60% of males in urban Vietnam have
       accessed the internet, whilst only 50% of females have.
       Men have been using the internet for a longer time. Nearly half of men have used the
       internet for 5 years or more, whilst for females it is only 35%. The share of females
       who have just used the internet for 1 year is higher.
       Males are using the internet 10-20 minutes longer on an average day. They also
       access the internet more frequently than females.
       Women are more interested in visiting and writing blogs than men, they also keep
       their own blog more often. Males on the other hand use the internet to download
       movies and to play games on online applications more often.


Old vs. young
       The internet is clearly used by younger people more often. The age group of 15-24
       year olds is very active online; the internet penetration in this age group is the
       highest; they access the internet most frequently, spend more time online and
       conduct more activities. Young people are accessing the internet via mobile phone
       most often.
       The main differences between old and young lies in activities related to social
       interaction and entertainment. Young people are far more active in chatting, blogging
       and social networking. They also use the internet to listen to music, watch movies or
       play games more often. There is no age-specific difference with regards to using
       internet as an information gathering medium (e.g. read news, search for information).


Hanoi vs. HCMC
       In Hanoi, internet penetration is higher than in HCMC. Owing to a historically higher
       internet penetration, Hanoi users have been online for a longer time. The internet is
       used for about 10 minutes longer in Hanoi on an average working day (but not on the
       weekend).
       Users in Hanoi are accessing the internet from home more often and from internet
       cafes less often compared to HCMC. Access via mobile phone is also more frequent
       in Hanoi.
       Users in Hanoi are using the internet to read the news and visit online forums more
       often. Online auctions and shopping are more common in Hanoi compared to HCMC,
       mainly due to specific sites used in the North (e.g. enbac.com). On the other hand,
       people from Saigon use entertainment activities (listening and downloading music)
       and online chat more often.




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[Research],[Netcitizen Report 2011]_EN

  • 1. 2011 Vietnam NetCitizens Report Internet Usage and Development in Vietnam April 2011
  • 2. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Copyright © 2011 Cimigo Use and limitations of use of content You are welcome to use all or parts of Vietnam NetCitizens 2011 report in your internal business presentations provided Cimigo is shown as the source. Please respect the Cimigo Use and Limitations of Use of Content as detailed at www.cimgo.vn Should you wish to share this presentation outside of your organisation please do not forward it; simply direct the intended recipient to www.cimgo.vn to register and download this presentation free of charge. Permission to use content When you download any of our content in digital form or print on paper format, what you are accessing is the right to use it (or extracts from the same) for your own reference in connection with your business in the following ways only: o To download a copy of that digital content in an available electronic format; o To store that content in electronic format on the drive of one hardware device; o To print out a copy of that digital content; o To share that report internally within the legal entity that purchased it. Provided that you keep intact all and any copyright and proprietary notices. Restrictions for use of content Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved. This means that you may not use the content in any way not permitted above, in particular: o You may not offer the content for resale; o You may not scan, photocopy, fax, or in any other way reproduce or copy the content; o You may not share the content with anybody else unless they are an employee of the legal entity that purchased or downloaded the report; o You may not distribute the content whether by electronic mail, over any network or otherwise; o You may not upload the content to any database or server; o You may not display the content on any website or intranet. When you download any of our content in digital form or print on paper format you are permitted to use it in accordance with the copyright notice included with such content and in accordance with copyright laws. Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 2
  • 3. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1. BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2. SURVEY METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................. 6 1.3. OTHER DATA SOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 7 2. INTERNET USAGE AND ACCESS ............................................................................................................... 8 2.1. INTERNET USAGE AROUND THE WORLD AND IN VIETNAM .................................................................................. 8 2.2. USAGE FREQUENCY AND LENGTH ............................................................................................................... 12 2.3. INTERNET ACCESS ................................................................................................................................... 15 3. ONLINE ACTIVITIES AND APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................... 17 3.1. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 17 3.2. INFORMATION GATHERING ....................................................................................................................... 22 3.3. ENTERTAINMENT .................................................................................................................................... 23 3.4. COMMUNICATION .................................................................................................................................. 25 3.5. BLOGGING AND SOCIAL NETWORKS ............................................................................................................ 26 3.6. ONLINE BUSINESS ................................................................................................................................... 29 4. WEBSITES VISITED ................................................................................................................................ 30 4.1. WEBSITES VISITED IN THE PAST 4 WEEKS...................................................................................................... 30 4.2. WEBSITES USED FOR BLOGGING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING ............................................................................. 33 4.3. MOST FAVOURITE WEBSITES ..................................................................................................................... 35 4.3.1. Information gathering .................................................................................................................. 35 4.3.2. Online entertainment.................................................................................................................... 36 4.3.3. Online communication .................................................................................................................. 36 4.3.4. Online business ............................................................................................................................. 37 5. INTERNET ATTITUDES ........................................................................................................................... 38 5.1. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 38 5.2. SOCIAL CONNECTION ............................................................................................................................... 39 5.3. INFORMATION GATHERING ....................................................................................................................... 40 5.4. NEGATIVE EFFECTS .................................................................................................................................. 41 5.5. ONLINE BUYING...................................................................................................................................... 41 5.6. ONLINE ADVERTISING .............................................................................................................................. 42 6. MOBILE INTERNET ................................................................................................................................ 43 7. DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 45 Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 3
  • 4. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 SUMMARY Internet usage and access According to official sources, internet penetration in Vietnam was at 31% by the end of 2010. Internet penetration in Vietnam is similar to countries like China, Philippines and Thailand. Vietnam has seen a more rapid growth of the internet over the last few years than most other countries in the region and is one of the fastest growing internet countries in the world. In urban Vietnam (12 cities included in the Vietnam NetCitizens Study 2011), more than 50% of the population have used the internet already. Hanoi has the highest internet penetration in Vietnam. Internet usage is mainly concentrated in higher economic classes. Whilst 70% of economic class A citizens use the internet, internet penetration is only about 20% for economic class D and E. Two-thirds of internet users access the internet every day, spending about 2 hours and 20 minutes on the internet on weekdays, less on weekends. The internet is usually accessed from home (78%) or work (31%). Internet cafes (26%) are widely used by younger Vietnamese and in smaller cities. Online Activities The most important activity on the internet is information gathering. Virtually all internet users regularly use search sites and read online news. Entertainment (e.g. listening to music, downloading music, watching movies, gaming) is another key activity. 78% of internet users have listened to music and 60% have downloaded music. Entertainment is far more important amongst younger people. Online entertainment activities have been growing over the past three years. The internet is used extensively for communication and online interaction. About 70% of internet users have already used chatting and email. 36% are a member of a social network and 20% keep their own blog. Online shopping and auction sites are not used very frequently yet. However, e- commerce has seen the strongest growth of all measured activities over the past 3 years. Visited websites Google and Zing are the most popular websites in Vietnam. Half of internet users have accessed Google and a third Zing, in the past 4 weeks. The most common online newspapers are Dan Tri, VnExpress, 24h and Tuoitre. The usage of online newspapers differs by geographical region. For blogging and social networking, the most popular sites are Facebook, ZingMe and Yahoo 360plus. Google is the favourite website for search and research activities. Zing is the preferred provider of most forms of online entertainment. Yahoo is favoured for communication activities such as e-mail and chatting. Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 4
  • 5. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Internet Attitudes Most users think that the internet is an important source for news and information. The majority also find it useful to find out about new trends and brands. However, the information found on the internet is not always trusted. The internet is very useful to establish and maintain social connections for most. About half of them would describe the internet as a place where they can express themselves. The majority think that there is a wide choice of products available on the internet. However, a minority think it‟s safe to buy products online and 60% do not trust online payment systems. Vietnamese see the internet in a very positive light. Hardly anybody thinks that internet usage leads to social isolation, only a minority see a negative impact of the internet on young people. Mobile Internet 40% of internet users have accessed the internet by mobile phone already. Mainly the young access the internet via a mobile phone. Online activities from a mobile phone are similar to the activities from computers. Most important is gathering news and information, followed by social interaction. Demographic differences Internet penetration is higher amongst males and they use the internet longer per day than females. Whilst men are more likely to download movies and play games, women are more interested in visiting and writing blogs. Internet penetration is much higher amongst young age groups. Young people are very active online, using the internet longer and for more activities. The main activities for young people are entertainment, social networking and blogging. For older age groups the internet is used more for reading the news and gathering information. In Hanoi, internet penetration is higher and the internet is used longer on an average day compared to HCMC. Hanoians use the internet for online shopping, visiting forums and reading the news more often, whilst people in Saigon use the internet to chat, download music and play games more frequently. About Vietnam NetCitizens Report Data in this report is based on a representative survey amongst nearly 3,400 internet users in 12 cities in Vietnam. The study is conducted by Cimigo and the report is available for free. If you are interested in a more detailed target group analysis, please contact us for a quotation. Download this report for free: www.cimigo.vn Request your individual analysis: contact@cimigo.vn Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 5
  • 6. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background The internet in Vietnam has seen a rapid development in recent years. There has been a steady increase in both internet users, the number of websites in Vietnam and the technical resources to provide internet connections are constantly expanding. In a period of strong growth, it is vital for all companies involved with the online market to have reliable information about all relevant aspects of internet usage. The Vietnam NetCitizens Report was initiated by Cimigo with the aim to create a better understanding of the Vietnamese internet market. The study has been available since 2003, initially across two cities; Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Later the number of cities was expanded to include Da Nang, Can Tho, Hai Phong and Nha Trang. The 2011 study includes a total of 12 cities, with 6 additional tier 2 cities (Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Quy Nhon, An Giang, Dong Nai and Vung Tau). 1.2. Survey methodology NetCitizens is conducted by Cimigo amongst Vietnamese internet users in urban Vietnam. This survey was conducted by Cimigo in November / December 2010, using Computer- Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI). More than 3,300 interviews amongst internet users in Vietnam were conducted. Respondents for the survey were selected from 12 cities in Vietnam, using the following sample sizes: Total n=3376 Metro Vietnam HCM n=574 Hanoi n=534 Tier 1 cities Hai Phong n=320 Nha Trang n=319 Da Nang n=300 Can Tho n=300 Tier 2 cities Thanh Hoa n=204 Thai Nguyen n=178 Quy Nhon n=174 An Giang n=161 Dong Nai n=160 Vung Tau n=152 Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 6
  • 7. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Additionally to the internet users interviewed, the demographic profiles of more than 3,000 non-internet users were collected in order to compare users to non-users. In total, more than 6,200 interviews were conducted for the NetCitizens 2011 study. For the selection of respondents, a random sample with quotas was captured. In each city, a representative sample of respondents was recruited using age and gender quotas based on the general urban population. The total results are weighted according to the city size to re- establish the original population proportion across cities. 1.3. Other data sources Data for internet usage and penetration in other countries was collected from www.internetworldstats.com Data about the development of the internet penetration in Vietnam was taken from www.vnnic.vn (the website of VNNIC, the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center). Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 7
  • 8. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 2. INTERNET USAGE AND ACCESS 2.1. Internet usage around the world and in Vietnam By the end of 2010, nearly 2 billion people used the internet worldwide, representing about 29% of the global population. The number of internet users has increased by nearly 300 million within only one year. The highest internet penetration is found in North America (77%), Australia / Oceania (61%) and Europe (58%). In Asia, penetration is at 22% and thus second lowest next to Africa (source: internetworldstats.com). In absolute numbers, more internet users can be found in Asia than in any other part of the world. Overall 42% of worldwide internet users are located in Asia. This is mainly due to the large population in China. Fig. 1. Internet penetration around the world World Total 29% North America 77% Oceania / Australia 61% Europe 58% Latin America/Caribbean 35% Middle East 30% Asia 22% Africa 11% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: www.internetworldstats.com Within key Asian countries, three different levels of internet penetration are found. In developed Asian countries (South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia), internet usage is at 60-80%, with a slight year-to-year increase. In Asian emerging markets (China, Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand), internet penetration is around 20-30%, however internet growth rates per year are much higher. In developing markets (Laos, Cambodia) or populous countries with a large rural population (Indonesia, India), internet penetration is typically below 10%. Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 8
  • 9. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Fig. 2. Internet penetration in selected Asian countries South Korea 81% Japan 78% Singapore 78% Taiwan 70% Hong Kong 69% Malaysia 65% China 32% Vietnam 31% Philippines 30% Thailand 26% Indonesia 12% Sri Lanka 8% Laos 8% India 7% Cambodia 1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: www.internetworldstats.com, www.vnnic.vn More than 50% of internet users in Asia are from China. The number of internet users in China is estimated at 420 million, which represents more than 20% of the worldwide internet population. Other Asian countries with a large number of internet users are Japan (99 million), India (81 million) and South Korea (39 million). According to official sources, there are currently 27 million internet users in Vietnam, which is more than in Thailand and Malaysia. Fig. 3. Internet users in selected Asian countries 2% 3% 3% 2% China 4% Japan 4% India South Korea 5% Indonesia Philippines 54% Vietnam 10% Thailand Malaysia Other 13% Source: www.internetworldstats.com Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 9
  • 10. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Internet user growth rates differ strongly by country. In countries with high penetration rates, growth rates are lower than in countries with low penetration. Over the last 10 years, internet usage has grown by 100-200% in developed Asian countries (South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore) and by around 500 - 1500% in Asian emerging markets. Vietnam takes a unique position in this respect. Vietnam is the fastest growing internet country in the region and amongst the countries with the highest growth rates in the world. Since the year 2000, the number of internet users in Vietnam has multiplied by about 120. Ten years ago, internet penetration in Vietnam lied far behind most other Asian countries. In the meantime, Vietnam has caught up and internet usage has reached the level of other key emerging markets. Fig. 4. Internet user growth 2000-2010 in selected Asian countries Vietnam 12035% Laos 8690% China 1767% India 1520% Indonesia 1400% Philippines 1385% Sri Lanka 1362% Cambodia 1200% Thailand 660% Malaysia 357% Singapore 205% Taiwan 158% Hong Kong 114% Japan 111% South Korea 107% 0% 5000% 10000% 15000% Source: www.internetworldstats.com Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 10
  • 11. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 According to VNNIC (Vietnam Internet Network Information Center), 26.8 million people in Vietnam were using the internet by the end of 2010, representing 31% of the overall Vietnamese population. Fig. 5. Internet users in Vietnam 2004-2010 35 35% 31% 30 30% 26% 24% Users in % of population 25 25% 26.8 21% Users (million) 22.5 20 18% 20% 20.8 17.7 15 13% 15% 14.7 10 8% 10% 10.7 4% 5 5% 6.3 3.1 0 0% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Users (million) Penetration Source: www.vnnic.vn Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 11
  • 12. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 2.2. Usage frequency and length Amongst the cities covered in NetCitizens study, internet penetration in urban Vietnam is measured at 56%. Men (60%) are online more often than females (50%). Internet penetration is higher in Metro Vietnam (Hanoi and HCMC) compared to smaller cities. Hanoi leads the internet penetration with 64%. In tier 1 cities (Da Nang, Can Tho, Nha Trang, Hai Phong), penetration is at around 57% and higher than in tier 2 cities. However, even in smaller cities internet penetration is nearly at 50%. Overall, it can be concluded that the majority of people living in urban Vietnam are actively using the internet1 Fig. 6. Internet usage by type of city All cities 56% Metro VN 58% Tier 1 Cities 57% Tier 2 Cities 49% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Intenet usage varies by age. Amongst the young (15-24 years), internet usage is nearly universal at 95%. In the age group 25-34 years, two thirds are online. For older age groups, internet usage is lower. Fig. 7. Internet usage by age Age 15-24 95% Age 25-34 67% Age 35-49 32% Age 50-64 18% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens 1 In the NetCitizens study, in internet user is defined as a person living in urban Vietnam age 15+ who has accessed the internet at any time in the past. Due to differences in definition, internet penetration figures may not fully be comparable with other data sources (e.g. VNNIC figures). Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 12
  • 13. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 As expected, the higher economic classes (SEC), who have more opportunities to access the internet, use it more often. Penetration at SEC A is over 70%, whilst it is below 10% for SEC E. In the middle economic classes (C/D), internet penetration is around 30-50%. Fig. 8. Internet usage by economic class (SEC) SEC A 72% SEC B 63% SEC C 47% SEC D 29% SEC E 9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Due to the strong growth in internet penetration, more than 20% of current users have started to use the internet within the past 1-2 years. 2 in 5 users have used the internet for more than 5 years. In the North, the share of long-term users is larger than in Central or in the South. This is due to the consistently higher internet penetration in Hanoi historically. Fig. 9. Length of internet usage Total 12% 11% 14% 21% 41% North 8% 10% 14% 23% 46% Central 13% 14% 14% 21% 39% South 14% 11% 15% 21% 39% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% one year or less 1-2 years 2-3 years 3-5 years >5 years Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 13
  • 14. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 In Vietnam, internet users surf the internet very frequently. Nearly 90% of internet users access the internet more than once a week and more than 60% use it daily. Only a small minority of internet users (8%) use the internet less than once a week. In larger cities (Hanoi, HCMC, Danang) the internet is accessed more frequently than in smaller cities. Frequency of internet usage also increases with higher economic class. However, there is no correlation with frequency of access and age. Fig. 10. Frequency of internet usage 4% 3% 8% Everyday Several times a week 23% Once a week 62% Several times a month Less often Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Internet users in Vietnam spend considerable time online. During weekdays, the average user is online for 2 hours and 20 minutes. Male users are online 20 minutes longer than female users. The longest internet usage is measured in Hanoi with nearly 160 minutes per day (HCMC 150 minutes). Young people spend more time per day on the internet and people from higher economic classes are online for longer. Nearly half of users surf the internet for more than two hours a day. On weekends, internet usage is reduced compared to weekdays. A minority of 6% do not use the internet on weekends at all. Only amongst young people (15-24 years), does usage not decrease during weekends. Fig. 11. Length of internet usage Weekdays: Weekends: 142 minutes 135 minutes 6% 15% < 1 hour 24% 14% 25% 1-2 hours 2-5 hours 34% 26% 33% 22% > 5 hours don’t use Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 14
  • 15. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 2.3. Internet access Most people access the internet from home (78%). Other popular places to use the internet are at work (31%) and in an internet shop or cyber café (25%). On weekends, access from work, college and internet shop / cyber café declines. In the North (mainly Hanoi), access from home is more frequent than in other regions, internet shops / cyber cafes are less common. Internet cafes are most frequently visited by young age groups and people from lower economic classes. Fig. 12. Places of internet access At home 78% 76% At work 31% 10% At Internet Shop / Cyber Café 26% Weekday 23% Weekend At college or school 11% 3% At someone else's home 9% 8% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Over the last 3 years, home access has gained in importance across all groups and regions. Internet access from home has increased by 20% since 2007. Between 2009 and 2010, access from all different places has increased (data based on internet usage on weekdays in Hanoi and HCMC). Fig. 13. Places of internet access 2007-2010 (weekdays) 100% 81% At home 77% 80% 73% 61% At work 60% 40% 30% 33% At internet 26% 27% shopCyber 20% 25% cafe 29% 23% At college or 18% 15% school 0% 5% 5% 5% 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only) Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 15
  • 16. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 The usual way to access the internet is from a desktop computer. 80% access the internet from a desktop computer and 38% from laptops. A new way of accessing the internet is from a mobile phone (incl. smart phone), which one in four internet users usually do. Laptop access is higher in metro Vietnam and in higher economic classes, where laptops are more prevalent. Mobile phone access, on the other hand, is not dependent on economic class but rather on age; a third of the internet users below 25 years usually access the internet from a mobile phone. Fig. 14. Way of accessing the internet From a desktop computer 84% From a laptop computer 38% Via mobile phone 27% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens About Vietnam NetCitizens Report Data in this report is based on a representative survey amongst nearly 3,400 internet users in 12 cities in Vietnam. The study is conducted by Cimigo and the report is available for free. If you are interested in a more detailed target group analysis, please contact us for a quotation. Download this report for free: www.cimigo.vn Request your individual analysis: contact@cimigo.vn Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 16
  • 17. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 3. ONLINE ACTIVITIES AND APPLICATIONS 3.1. Overview This chapter examines which activities users are engaging with online. 18 different online activities are included and have been classified into five categories: Information gathering Online entertainment Online communication Blogging and social networks Online business The most frequent activity on the internet is information gathering, such as reading the news or using search sites. Nearly all internet users in Vietnam use Google and read the news and most do so on a daily basis. The internet is frequently used to conduct research for school or work. The second key field of online activity is entertainment. Music is the most popular area, nearly 80% of internet users have listened to music and more than 60% have downloaded music. Half are watching movies online and one in five have downloaded movies. Online gaming is less frequent (around 30%), but with a higher usage of web games (games that can be played online without downloading an application) than for online applications (games that have to be downloaded and installed first). Online entertainment activities are prevalent amongst the young. Communication is a key activity on the internet. Key activities in this area are chatting and e- mails. With more interactive websites and online applications, users have the opportunity not only to retrieve information, but also to contribute their own content. Social networking and blogging are used frequently. 36% of internet users are a member of a social network and 20% keep their own blog. Networking and blogging activities are very frequent amongst the young. E- commerce is not very developed. The most popular commerce sites are online auctions and shopping websites, which 40% of users have visited already. Online banking is still in its infancy. However, the usage of e-commerce and e-banking services has seen strong growth over the last few years. Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 17
  • 18. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Fig. 15. Online activities conducted in the past Use for news 94% Use a search site (e.g google) 92% Listening to music 78% Research for schooloffice work 72% Chatting 70% Email 66% Downloading music 61% Watching movies 47% Visiting forum 46% ShoppingAuctions 42% Playing games on web game 38% Visiting a social network 36% Visiting blogs 31% Playing games on online applications 30% Online information gathering Downloading movies 23% Online entertainment Writing blogs 20% Online communication Blogging and social Networks Posting in forum 18% Online business E-Banking 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 18
  • 19. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 The use of online activities and applications differs between age groups. In general, young internet users visit more websites and nearly all online activities measured in this report are used more frequently amongst younger age groups. The largest difference is measured for activities related to online interaction; such as visiting social networks, blogs or chatting. These activities are used nearly twice as frequently by the young age groups. Entertainment activities are considerably more popular amongst young age groups. Some activities do not follow this pattern; reading news, e-mail, online shopping are not dependent on the user‟s age, but conducted by all age groups to the same extent. Fig. 16. Online activities conducted in the past by age group Use for news 95% 93% Use a search site (e.g google) 88% 97% Listening to music 66% 92% Research for schooloffice work 65% 82% Chatting 55% 89% Email 65% 68% Downloading music 46% 80% Watching movies 40% 56% Visiting forum 37% 56% ShoppingAuctions 41% 43% Playing games on web game 27% 50% Visiting a social network 21% 55% Visiting blogs 18% 48% Playing games on online applications 19% 42% Downloading movies 18% 29% Writing blogs9% 32% Posting in forum12% 25% E-Banking 13% 6% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 25-64 years 15-24 years Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 19
  • 20. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Men use the internet longer on an average day. Men conduct similar activities online as women; however there are some gender specific differences. Men watch and download movies more often and they are more likely to play online application games. On the other hand, women are more active in interactive activities, such as; chatting, social networking and blogging. Fig. 17. Online activities conducted in the past by gender Use for news 94% 95% Use a search site (e.g google) 92% 93% Listening to music 79% 77% Research for schooloffice work 73% 72% Chatting 68% 74% Email 65% 67% Downloading music 59% 64% Watching movies 43% 50% Visiting forum 44% 48% ShoppingAuctions 41% 43% Playing games on web game 37% 38% Visiting a social network 34% 39% Visiting blogs 28% 36% Playing games on online applications 22% 36% Downloading movies 17% 28% Writing blogs 16% 24% Posting in forum 15% 20% E-Banking9% 11% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Male Female Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 20
  • 21. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 There are some geographical differences between the North and the South, which are mainly reflected in the different usage patterns between Hanoi and HCMC. In the North, the internet is used for news, visiting forums or shopping sites more often. Online shopping is nearly a third higher in the North than in the South. On the other hand, in the South people are using the internet for chatting, e-mail and downloading music more frequently. Fig. 18. Online activities conducted in the past by geographical region Use for news 92% 98% Use a search site (e.g google) 92% 92% Listening to music 77% 80% Research for schooloffice work 74% 73% Chatting 68% 75% Email 63% 68% Downloading music 59% 66% Watching movies 47% 48% Visiting forum 48% 53% ShoppingAuctions 40% 54% Playing games on web game 37% 42% Visiting a social network 40% 38% Visiting blogs 33% 34% Playing games on online applications 32% 32% Downloading movies 23% 27% Writing blogs 19% 21% Posting in forum 18% 24% E-Banking 12% 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% North South Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 21
  • 22. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 3.2. Information gathering The category “Information gathering” includes the following three activities: 1) use for news, 2) using search sites, 3) research for school or work. Reading the news is the most popular activity on the internet. Nearly 95% are reading news on the internet and 50% do so daily. Search sites such as Google are also visited daily by half of internet users. Research for school / work is conducted by more than 50% once a week or more. Reading news and using search sites are the most common online activities across all age groups and geographical regions in Vietnam. Usage of news increases with higher economic classes and is higher in Metro Vietnam (mainly Hanoi). Search sites such as Google are visited by younger people more often. Fig. 19. Information gathering: usage frequency Total Use for news 47% 32% 7% 8% 94% Use a search site (e.g google) 44% 34% 7% 7% 92% 72% Research for schooloffice work 22% 29% 11% 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Everyday Once a week or more Once a month or more Less often Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Over the past 3 years, the usage of online search sites has gained in importance. Less than 75% used search sites in 2007, now more than 90% do so. Reading the news online and doing research for work / school has also increased. Fig. 20. Information gathering: usage 2007-2010 100% 94% 95% 89% 89% 80% 92% 92% 85% News 74% 73% 74% 60% 69% 66% Search 40% 20% Research for school / office 0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only) Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 22
  • 23. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 3.3. Entertainment Online entertainment includes the following activities: 1) listening to music, 2) downloading music, 3) watching movies, 4) downloading movies, 5) playing games on web game,2 and 6) playing online games on online applications.3 Entertainment is a key field of internet usage in Vietnam. The main activity related to entertainment is listening to music, which more than half of internet users do on a regular basis. 60% have downloaded music already and 40% do it once a week or more often. Nearly half of internet users have already watched movies online. Gaming is less popular for the majority of internet users; however there is a core of about 8% of internet users who game every day. Entertainment is clearly an activity for younger people. Internet users from 15 -24 years use all online entertainment activities significantly more often. The largest age difference can be found for listening / downloading music and online application gaming. Some entertainment activities are more popular with males than females. A gender specific usage difference is mainly observed for activities that require more advanced technical equipment, such as playing games on online applications and downloading movies. Fig. 21. Entertainment: usage frequency Total Listening to music 25% 33% 10% 10% 78% Downloading music 9% 26% 15% 12% 61% Watching movies 5% 15% 12% 15% 47% 38% Playing games on web game 8% 13% 7% 10% 30% Playing games on online applications 7% 11%4%8% 23% Downloading movies 2% 7% 9% 6% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Everyday Once a week or more Once a month or more Less often Source: Cimigo NetCitizens 2 Web games are games that can be played on a website without downloading to the computer 3 Online application games have to be downloaded to the computer first and can then be played independently from the website Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 23
  • 24. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 The share of internet users that download music has increased by 15% over the past 3 years and watching movies on the internet has increased by 10% since 2007. Fig. 22. Entertainment: development 2007-2010 100% Listening to music 79% 75% 80% 65% Downloading music 60% 59% 60% 50% 47% 41% 43% Watching movies 37% 40% 41% 33% 33% Playing games on 25% web game 20% 26% 20% Playing games on online applications 0% Downloading movies 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only) Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 24
  • 25. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 3.4. Communication “Communication” in this report includes 2 activities: 1) e-mail and 2) chatting. Communication plays an important part in internet usage. Chatting and e-mail are a very frequent form of online communication. Chatting online is more popular than writing an e- mail. Chatting is one of the most popular activities for young internet users, nearly half of 15- 24 year olds chat on a daily basis. Whilst e-mail is used more frequently by 25-34 year olds. Fig. 23. Communication: usage frequency Total Chatting 28% 24% 8% 11% 70% 66% Email 19% 22% 11% 13% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Everyday Once a week or more Once a month or more Less often Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Using e-mail and chatting decreased between 2007 and 2009, but increased slightly in 2010. Fig. 24. Communication: development 2007-2010 100% 79% 76% 76% 80% 69% 78% 74% 70% 60% 70% Email 40% Chatting 20% 0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only) Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 25
  • 26. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 3.5. Blogging and social networks The category “Blogging and social networks” includes the following five activities: 1) visiting forums, 2) posting in forums, 3) visiting blogs, 4) writing blogs and 5) visiting a social network. Blogs and social networks are used by a substantial number of people in Vietnam and constitute an important part of the internet life. Nearly half of internet users have already visited forums, blogs and social networks. Daily usage is highest for social networks (15%), whilst forums and blogs are visited on a weekly basis more often. An average user takes a rather passive role in blogging; whilst 30% have visited blogs, only 20% have actually written a blog themselves. The same pattern is observed for forums: 50% have already visited a forum, but only 18% have actively posted in a forum. Blogging and social networking is clearly a field of activity for the young people. The majority of internet users below 25 have already visited a forum, blog and social network, usage is about 50% higher than older age groups. The main difference between age groups lies in the active contribution of content to the internet; users aged below 25 years are posting in forums and writing blogs three times as often as those to users aged 25-65 years. An interesting difference can be observed between genders. Females are visiting and writing blogs more often, whilst visiting and posting in forums is more popular with males. Also social networks are used by females more often. Use of all blogging and social networking activities increase with higher economic class. People from economic class A are twice as likely to use social networks than internet users from economic class D/E. Usage of forums is higher in the North (mainly Hanoi). Fig. 25. Blogging and social networks: usage frequency Total Visiting forum 10% 16% 9% 10% 46% Visiting a social network 15% 11% 4%6% 36% Visiting blogs 6% 9% 7% 10% 31% Writing blogs 2% 5% 8% 5% 20% Posting in forum 2% 5% 6% 5% 18% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Everyday Once a week or more Once a month or more Less often Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 26
  • 27. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Usage of forums and social networks has been on a constant level since 2007. A decrease can be found for visiting blogs with at drop from 47% to 35%. The main reason for this might be the closing of Yahoo 360 in 2009, which had been by far the most popular blogging application in previous years. Note that these figures are percentages and not absolute numbers. With a growing internet penetration, the absolute number of people using blogs and social networks is increasing strongly. Fig. 26. Blogging and social networks: development 2007-2010 100% 80% Visiting forum 60% 49% 51% 47% Visiting social network 39% 41% Visiting blogs 40% 47% 46% 27% 41% Writing blogs 24% 35% 20% 22% 20% Posting in forum 18% 21% 16% 0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only) 36% of internet users are a member of a social network and 20% keep their own blog. Membership in social networks and blogs are more common amongst females. Membership in social networks increases with higher economic classes and is more popular amongst young age groups. Fig. 27. Blogs and memberships in social networks Is member of Social Network 36% Keeps own blog 20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 27
  • 28. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 The most important reason to use social networks is to keep in touch and be updated about friends. Meeting new people is also a key area of interest. Playing games or getting information about social activities / events is of far less importance in social networks. Fig. 28. Reasons to use social networks To keep in touch with friends 38% To keep updated on my 21% friends To meet new people 13% To update your friends about 12% your life To play games/ entertainment 10% To know information about 2% social activities 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 28
  • 29. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 3.6. Online Business The category “Online business” includes the following activities: 1) e-banking and 2) online shopping / visiting buy and sell sites / auctions. Online business is not well developed. Only about 40% of internet users in Vietnam have ever visited an online shopping or auction site and very few have ever used e-banking. Online shopping is more frequent in the North (58% in Hanoi) and most popular with the age groups 25-34. Both online shopping and e-banking are more common in higher economic classes. Fig. 29. Online business: usage frequency Total Shoppingvisting buy and sell 5% 13% 12% 12% sitesAuctions 42% E-Banking 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Everyday Once a week or more Once a month or more Less often Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Online shopping has seen the strongest increase of all measured activities in the last few years. Online shopping has nearly doubled since 2007. Also e-banking has become more popular in this time period, increasing from 7 to 12%. Fig. 30. Online business: development 2007-2010 100% 80% Online shopping 60% 48% 40% 40% 34% 28% 20% 11% 12% E-banking 7% 7% 0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (Hanoi / HCMC only) Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 29
  • 30. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 4. WEBSITES VISITED 4.1. Websites visited in the past 4 weeks This chapter highlights the websites that survey respondents have recently used during Nov- Dec 2010.4 Google continues being the most widely used website in Vietnam. Nearly half of internet users have used Google in the past month. Google is popular across gender, age groups, economic class and geographical regions. Zing is the website with the second largest penetration. One in three internet users in Vietnam have used one of the various Zing websites in the past month. Amongst the different services Zing offers (movies, music, games, news, chat etc), mp3.zing.vn is the most popular with a penetration of 22%. Dan Tri (dantri.com.vn) claims third place and is continuing to be the leading news website in Vietnam. Dan Tri is highly used in the North, but less in Central and the South. About one in five internet users has recently used Yahoo. Included in this figure are yahoo.com, yahoo.com.vn, Yahoo messenger and Yahoo mail. Vietnamese online newspapers; VnExpress (vnexpress.net) and 24h.com.vn have been used by 18% and 11% respectively, maintaining their position in the top 10. Tuoi Tre (tuoitre.com.vn) and Kenh14.vn reach nearly 10% penetration. Facebook continues to be the leading social network website and jumped from 10th most visited site last year to 6th place this year with a 13% penetration. The following ranking consists of a mix of online entertainment sites (nhaccuatui.com, nhac.vui.vn, nhacso.vn, nhac8.com, youtube.com), targeted to the youth with; music, sports, gaming sites etc. 4 Results in this chapter refer to the penetration of websites in the overall population of internet users in Vietnam. Penetration is measured with the % of internet users who have used specific websites in the past 4 weeks. Penetration doesn‟t take into consideration the frequency of visit, length of visit nor the number of clicks. Therefore, numbers reported in this chapter might differ from results reported by analytical website measurement tools, where website performance is usually measured with „page views‟, „unique visitors‟, „unique visits‟ or similar metrics. Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 30
  • 31. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Fig. 31. Websites visited in past 4 weeks5 Googlea 48% b Zing 33% Dantri.com.vn 21% c Yahoo 20% Vnexpress.net 18% Facebook.com 13% 24h.com.vn 11% Nhaccuatui.com 10% Tuoitre.com.vn 9% Kenh14.vn 8% Ngoisao.net 7% Vietnamnet.vn 6% Thanhnien.com.vn 6% Youtube.com 6% Bongda.com 3% Nhac.vui.vn 3% Nhacso.net 2% Congan.com.vn 2% Docbao.com 2% Nhac8.com/vn 1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens a) incl. google.com, google.com.vn b) incl. mp3.zing.vn, zing.vn, me.zing.vn , kiemthe.zing.vn, movie.zing.vn, news.zing.vn, volam.zing.vn c) incl. yahoo.com, yahoo.com.vn, yahoo messenger, mail.yahoo.com, yahoo 360plus Overall more than 2000 different websites were captured in this study. To give a better overview, websites were classified based on their main content and aggregated. Online newspaper websites are used more than last year. When surfing the internet, users mainly go to search, news or music sites. Other popular website groups are social networks, games, shopping and movies. 5 Time period Nov-Dec 2010 Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 31
  • 32. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Fig. 32. Websites visited in past 4 weeks (classified) 3% 3% Online Newspaper 3% 8% Music/ Entertainment 4% 37% Searching Social Network 7% Communication Movies 16% Game 19% Shopping Others Source: Cimigo NetCitizens There is strong difference in website usage by age group. Younger users tend to use more websites than older users; therefore penetration of most websites is usually higher amongst young people. Amongst the age group 15-24, Google and Zing are the two top sites, with penetration above 50%. Internet users aged 25-34 are predominantly focused on online newspapers and use of music and entertainment sites drops considerably. Internet users 35+ are focused on online newspapers and use entertainment sites to a very small extent only. Fig. 33. Websites visited in past 4 weeks by age group Website Total 15-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 a Google 48% 53% 45% 45% 40% b Zing 33% 55% 21% 8% 5% Dantri.com.vn 21% 16% 25% 28% 23% Yahooc 20% 21% 21% 16% 12% Vnexpress.net 18% 12% 26% 19% 10% Facebook.com 13% 24% 7% 2% 0% 24h.com.vn 11% 8% 14% 10% 9% Nhaccuatui.com 10% 15% 7% 3% 2% Tuoitre.com.vn 9% 5% 10% 12% 18% Kenh14.vn 8% 16% 2% 1% 1% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens a) incl. google.com, google.com.vn b) incl. mp3.zing.vn, zing.vn, me.zing.vn , kiemthe.zing.vn, movie.zing.vn, news.zing.vn, volam.zing.vn c) incl. yahoo.com, yahoo.com.vn, yahoo messenger, mail.yahoo.com, yahoo 360plus The usage of online newspapers differs by geographical region. Dantri and 24h are used mainly in Hanoi, whilst penetration of Tuoitre is high in HCMC. News websites are used more often in Metro Vietnam compared to smaller cities. Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 32
  • 33. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Fig. 34. Websites visited in past 4 weeks by city Website Total HCMC Hanoi Tier 1 Tier 2 a Google 48% 40% 38% 73% 52% b Zing 33% 35% 24% 41% 31% Dantri.com.vn 21% 8% 46% 28% 15% Yahooc 20% 18% 15% 31% 18% Vnexpress.net 18% 19% 30% 10% 9% Facebook.com 13% 14% 19% 13% 7% 24h.com.vn 11% 5% 16% 15% 12% Nhaccuatui.com 10% 11% 4% 13% 11% Tuoitre.com.vn 9% 12% 1% 11% 7% Kenh14.vn 8% 7% 14% 9% 6% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens a) incl. google.com, google.com.vn b) incl. mp3.zing.vn, zing.vn, me.zing.vn , kiemthe.zing.vn, movie.zing.vn, news.zing.vn, volam.zing.vn c) incl. yahoo.com, yahoo.com.vn, yahoo messenger, mail.yahoo.com, yahoo 360plus 4.2. Websites used for blogging and social networking In 2010, Facebook has been the most popular social networking website for internet users. Nearly 70% of those who use social networks had a membership on Facebook. Zing Me tripled within one year and climbs to the second place with nearly 20% of social networking users. Yahoo 360 Plus was used by 12% with little difference to 2009. Other less popular social networks are Myspace and HI5.6 Fig. 35. Websites used for Social Networks Facebook 47% 67% Zing Me 6% 19% 2009 Yahoo 360 Plus 11% 12% 2010 My space 0% 2% Hi5 2% 2% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users who are a member of a social network) 6 Social networks are defined as websites where you can create your own profile, invite friends and communicate with other members. Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 33
  • 34. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 In terms of websites for blogs, Yahoo 360plus, the successor of Yahoo 360, is still the most important blog website but the penetration has decreased from 53% to 41%. Facebook is used by 35% as a blog. The newcomer of this field is Blog360.vn, a local blogging website which is used by 4%.7 Fig. 36. Websites used for blogs Yahoo 360 Plus 53% 41% Facebook 31% 35% 1% 2009 Zing 7% 2010 Blog360.vn 0% 4% My.opera.com 2% 1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users who have their own blog) 7 A Blog is defined as a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 34
  • 35. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 4.3. Most favourite websites Respondents specified their preferred website for individual activities. Activities are grouped into the following categories: Information gathering Online entertainment Online communication Online business Online forums 4.3.1. Information gathering Google is the unchallenged favourite in Vietnam for internet search or research. Nearly 90% use Google as their preferred search site and 50% prefer it for school / work research. Preference for online newspapers is more varied. Overall, the top 3 popular news websites are Vnexpress, Dan Tri and Tuoi Tre. However, there are large differences by region. Dan Tri is favoured in the North, but not the South. VNExpress is favoured amongst the two big cities (Hanoi and HCMC) but less in smaller cities. Tuoi Tre is the preferred news site in the South, but not in the North. Fig. 37. Favourite websites for information gathering Research (school /office) News Google 50% Vnexpress.net 16% Vnexpress.net 2% Dantri.com.vn 15% Tailieu.com 2% Tuoitre.com.vn 8% Search Google 89% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users of each activity) Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 35
  • 36. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 4.3.2. Online entertainment In 2010 Zing continues leading almost all entertainment activities on the internet. Zing is the most preferred website for listening to / downloading music and gaming. Zing is overtaken by Youtube for watching and downloading movies. Besides Zing, there are some other favourite websites in specific areas. Nhaccuatui, Nhacso and Nhacvui continue being liked for online music. For application gaming, vtc websites are the popular channels behind Zing. Fig. 38. Favourite websites for online entertainment Watching movies Downloading movies Listening to music Youtube 14% Youtube 11% Zing 49% Zing 7% Zing 8% Nhaccuatui 17% Xuongphim 5% Krfilm.net 4% Nhacso.net 6% Downloading music Web gaming Application gaming Zing 55% Zing 29% Zing 29% Nhaccuatui 18% Trochoiviet.com 11% Vtc.com.vn 6% Nhac.vui.vn 4% Facebook 8% Au.vtc.com 5% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users of each activity) 4.3.3. Online communication Yahoo is the most preferred provider of online communication. The majority would name Yahoo as their favourite provider for e-mail and chatting. Yahoo‟s popularity is very strong throughout gender, age groups, economic class and geographical regions. Next to Yahoo, a minority prefer Google for e-mail (22%). Facebook and Skype are also favoured for chatting by a small proportion of users. Fig. 39. Favourite websites for online communication E-mail Chatting Yahoo 65% Yahoo 85% Gmail 22% Facebook 3% Zing 1% Skype 2% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users of each activity) Copyright © 2011 Cimigo Dont use this data 36
  • 37. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 4.3.4. Online business Enbac.com becomes the most popular website for online shopping and auction. Besides enbac.com, 123mua.vn and 5giay.vn are still the top websites for online shopping. Enbac.com is strongly preferred in the North whilst 123mua.vn and 5giay.vn are used more frequently in the South. Preferred providers of e-banking are Vietcombank, ACB and Techcombank. Fig. 40. Favourite websites for online business Online shopping E-banking enbac.com 13% Vietcombank.com.vn 23% 123mua.com 10% Acb.com.vn 8% 5giay.com 8% Techcombank.com 7% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on users of each activity) About Vietnam NetCitizens Report Data in this report is based on a representative survey amongst nearly 3,400 internet users in 12 cities in Vietnam. The study is conducted by Cimigo and the report is available for free. If you are interested in a more detailed target group analysis, please contact us for a quotation. Download this report for free: www.cimigo.vn Request your individual analysis: contact@cimigo.vn Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 37
  • 38. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 5. INTERNET ATTITUDES This chapter will investigate the perceptions that users have towards the internet. Attitudes are divided into the following areas: social connection, information gathering, negative effects, online buying and online advertising. 5.1. Overview Information gathering and communication are the most important activities on the internet. Accordingly, the vast majority of internet users would strongly agree that „the internet is an important source for news and information‟ and that „the internet helps to connect with friends and meet new people‟. More and more the internet is becoming a social space where people can generate their own content. For a third of respondents, the internet is a place where they can express themselves. The internet also plays an increasingly important role for product selection and buying. Three quarters of internet users find out about new brands and products on the internet and about half of them think that they can buy a very wide choice of products online. However, trust in online payment is still low, as very few people think it is safe to buy products online. Fig. 41. Overview of internet attitudes The internet is an important source for news and 93% information The internet helps to connect with friends and 79% meet new people The internet helps me to find out about new 73% products and brands I can buy a very wide choice of products on the 50% internet I generally trust the information found on the 42% internet agree The Internet is a place where I can express myself 36% The internet has a bad influence on young people 32% I think it is safe to buy products online 13% In the age of internet, I feel more lonely 9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 38
  • 39. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 5.2. Social connection Establishing and maintaining connection with friends is a key area of the internet in Vietnam and chat, email, blogs and social networks are widely used. 80% of internet users think „the internet plays an important role in connecting with friends and meeting new people‟. Younger age groups agree to this statement more than older age groups. For a third of internet users, the internet is a place where they can express themselves. Self- expression is more important for younger age groups (15-24 years). Fig. 42. Attitudes towards social connection The internet helps to connect with friends and 79% 14% 8% meet new people The Internet is a place 36% 29% 35% where I can express myself 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Agree Neutral Disagree Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 39
  • 40. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 5.3. Information gathering Using search and news sites are the most common activities on the internet. Accordingly, most internet users agree that the internet „plays an important role as a source for news and information‟. Agreement to this statement is higher amongst older age groups and users from higher economic classes. Most users would agree that the „internet is useful to find out about new products and brands‟. Agreement is higher amongst males and users in the North. However, the information found on the internet is not necessarily trustworthy. About a quarter says that they generally don‟t trust information found on the internet. Information in newspapers and on TV is generally seen as more trustworthy. Fig. 43. Attitudes towards information gathering The internet is an important source for news 93% 5% 2% and information The internet helps me to find out about new 73% 18% 10% products and brands I generally trust the information found on the 42% 33% 24% internet 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Agree Neutral Disagree Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 40
  • 41. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 5.4. Negative effects There might be some negative effects of internet usage, for example an increasing social isolation or negative effects on young people who might not use the internet in an appropriate way. However, scepticism about the effects of the internet is not very strong in Vietnam. Very few people say they feel lonelier in the age of internet. Opinions about the negative effect on young people are mixed, with about a third that would agree, a third that is neutral and a third that would not agree to this. Fig. 44. Attitudes towards trust The internet has a bad 32% 37% 31% influence on young people In the age of internet, I feel 9% 15% 76% more lonely 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Agree Neutral Disagree Source: Cimigo NetCitizens 5.5. Online buying Buying products on the internet is not very common in Vietnam. Only a minority of internet users are using shopping and auction sites regularly. Most internet users would agree that they „can buy a wide range of products on the internet‟. However, only very few think it is „safe to buy products online‟. 60% do not trust in online payment systems. Fig. 45. Attitudes towards online buying I can buy a very wide choice of products on the 50% 23% 27% internet I think it is safe to buy 13% 29% 58% products online 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Agree Neutral Disagree Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 41
  • 42. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 5.6. Online advertising The feelings towards online advertising are mixed. A small group of internet users find online ads very intrusive and irritating, but some find them quite entertaining. About half of users have a rather indifferent attitude towards online advertising, either ignoring or not noticing them at all. 36% sometimes click on an online ad that catches their attention. Young internet users have a more positive attitude towards online advertising and also tend to click more on ads that catch their interest. Fig. 46. Attitudes towards online advertising I find some of them quite entertaining 8% 44% interested I have occasionally clicked on them 36% I don't really notice them 35% I totally ignore them 12% 56% not interested I find them very intrusiveirritating 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 42
  • 43. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 6. MOBILE INTERNET Using the internet on the mobile phone is a relatively new, but a strongly growing trend. Amongst all internet users, nearly 40% have already accessed the internet via their mobile phone or smart phone. Fig. 47. Accessed internet on mobile phone 38% Yes 62% No Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Mobile phone internet access is mainly popular with younger age groups. People in the age 15-24 access the internet twice as often via mobile phone than people aged 35-49. Mobile internet access is higher in the North (mainly Hanoi / Hai Phong) compared to Central and the South. Fig. 48. Mobile internet access by age Age 15-24 47% Age 25-34 37% Age 35-49 24% Age 50-64 8% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 43
  • 44. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Online activities conducted from mobile access are largely similar to computer access. The most important are activities related to information gathering, such as reading the news and using search sites. Other popular activities are communication (such as instant messaging and sending e-mails) and social networking. Entertainment activities (listening to music, watching movies) and online shopping are less popular from a mobile phone. Fig. 49. Activities conducted on mobile internet Use for news 76% Use a search site 66% Instant messaging (eg. yahoo, msn) 43% Visiting a social network 34% Downloading applications 32% Sending e-mail (not SMS) 27% Listening to music 26% Downloading or uploading pictures 26% Visiting online shopping sites 12% Watching movies 9% Playing online games 8% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Cimigo NetCitizens (percentages based on people who access the internet on the mobile phone) Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 44
  • 45. Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 7. DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES At various stages, this report identifies differences in internet usage between demographic groups; e.g. females/males, higher/lower economic classes, users from the North/South etc. This chapter will summarise the main differences. Males vs. females Internet penetration is higher amongst males. 60% of males in urban Vietnam have accessed the internet, whilst only 50% of females have. Men have been using the internet for a longer time. Nearly half of men have used the internet for 5 years or more, whilst for females it is only 35%. The share of females who have just used the internet for 1 year is higher. Males are using the internet 10-20 minutes longer on an average day. They also access the internet more frequently than females. Women are more interested in visiting and writing blogs than men, they also keep their own blog more often. Males on the other hand use the internet to download movies and to play games on online applications more often. Old vs. young The internet is clearly used by younger people more often. The age group of 15-24 year olds is very active online; the internet penetration in this age group is the highest; they access the internet most frequently, spend more time online and conduct more activities. Young people are accessing the internet via mobile phone most often. The main differences between old and young lies in activities related to social interaction and entertainment. Young people are far more active in chatting, blogging and social networking. They also use the internet to listen to music, watch movies or play games more often. There is no age-specific difference with regards to using internet as an information gathering medium (e.g. read news, search for information). Hanoi vs. HCMC In Hanoi, internet penetration is higher than in HCMC. Owing to a historically higher internet penetration, Hanoi users have been online for a longer time. The internet is used for about 10 minutes longer in Hanoi on an average working day (but not on the weekend). Users in Hanoi are accessing the internet from home more often and from internet cafes less often compared to HCMC. Access via mobile phone is also more frequent in Hanoi. Users in Hanoi are using the internet to read the news and visit online forums more often. Online auctions and shopping are more common in Hanoi compared to HCMC, mainly due to specific sites used in the North (e.g. enbac.com). On the other hand, people from Saigon use entertainment activities (listening and downloading music) and online chat more often. Copyright © 2011 Cimigo 45