On May 20, the reporter learned from the 2022 China Internet public welfare summit that over the past three years, more than 10 billion people in China have participated in Internet public welfare every year; With the help of digital technology, up to now, more than 10000 charitable organizations have been registered and recognized nationwide, the scale of charitable trust contracts has exceeded 4 billion yuan, and the total amount of annual charitable donations has exceeded 200 billion yuan.
It is reported that at present, China has more than 1 billion internet users, and the Internet penetration rate has reached 73%, which has formed the largest and dynamic digital society in the world. In the field of public charity, with the deep integration of digital technology and philanthropy, the convenience and quickness of public participation in charity have been greatly improved. Over the past three years, more than 10 billion people have clicked, followed and participated in Internet charity every year. In 2021, the amount of donations raised through the Internet was close to 10 billion yuan, an increase of 18% over 2020.
Statistics show that thanks to the development of Internet digital technology, the amount of donations raised through the Internet in China has increased from 2.5 billion yuan to nearly 10 billion yuan in five years, an increase of nearly four times. Take Tencent public welfare platform as an example. On this world's largest Internet public welfare platform, 150 million people donated 5.446 billion yuan in 2021, while 63.12 million people donated 1.63 billion yuan in 2017. Over the past five years, the number of people has increased by 2.4 times, and the amount of donations has increased sharply to 3.3 times.
It is understood that the digital construction of institutions has also improved the flexibility and fund-raising efficiency of charitable organizations to a certain extent, and further enhanced the sense of trust between charitable organizations and donors. Driven by digital technology, China's philanthropy has accelerated to a more mature, stereotyped, efficient and transparent development stage.
