Based on CFPS2018, this paper investigates patterns of Internet use and examines the allocation of digital resources. Through latent class analysis (LCA), we identify four types of Internet use: omnivorous, developmental, recreational and inactive. Further analyses show that individuals with higher socioeconomic status are more likely to be active Internet users and to use the Internet for various purposes. Moreover, we examine digital inequality between“digital natives”and their predecessors, and the results indicate that income and education have a great effect on Internet use for the predecessors, while occupation significantly effects Internet use for the“digital natives”. Our findings suggest that advantages in physical space would be turned into advantages in digital space while the inequality in virtual world mapping that in physical society.Meanwhile, the Internet brings opportunities and development as well as risks and challenges.