Analysis: China’s internet had 3.9M websites in 2023, down ~27% from 2017; Chinese-language websites are 1.3% of the global total, down 70% from 4.3% in 2013 (Li Yuan/New York Times)

Li Yuan / New York Times:
Analysis: China's internet had 3.9M websites in 2023, down ~27% from 2017; Chinese-language websites are 1.3% of the global total, down 70% from 4.3% in 2013  —  The number of Chinese websites is shrinking and posts are being removed and censored, stoking fears about what happens when history is erased.