Modern information technology has profoundly changed adult learning methods and contents. The purpose of this study is to investigate adults' learning status and demands for continuing education and lifelong learning in the internet era in order to understand the characteristics of adult learning and develop adult learning theory, as well as activate social forces to accelerate the construction of a learning city. The purpose sampling and stratified sampling techniques were used to conduct a questionnaire survey among adults from seven groups in Beijing, and 6,976 valid questionnaires were collected. It shows that in the Internet Age, adults have acquired the skills for online learning. Blended learning is the preferred learning mode. Adult demand for continuing education with academic qualifications is increasing, approaching the median in developed countries. The motives for adults to participate are career development, personal interests, quality life and education of younger generations. The main barrier in learning is lack of time. Beijing adults are satisfied with lifelong learning environment, but volunteer activities need to be enhanced. The major demands include improving the systems and mechanisms for continuing education and lifelong learning, adopting modern information technology to provide lifelong learning circumstance, learning resources and tailor-made services for different groups, especially for disadvantaged groups.