China Internet Stats, Trends, Insights
AliExpress, Alibaba’s cross-border online retail platform, reached an accumulated 150 million overseas buyers, with a 50 million newly added users since April 2017. Meanwhile, its
In August 2018, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3,154.2 billion yuan (US$459.21 bn), up by 9.0% year-on-year (nominal growth rate), according to
Amazon’s brand value has risen 42% to US$150.8 billion, retaining top billing as the world’s most valuable retail brand according to a Brand Finance report,
The leading Chinese luxury e-commerce platform Secoo’s active customers almost doubled in Q2 2018 to 255.5 thousand from 129.3 thousand for Q2 2017. Its GMV
Meituan Dianping (Meituan), China’s leading e-commerce platform for local lifestyle services updated its IPO prospectus previously filed with Hong Kong Exchanges this month. It plans
Some mobile apps have developed mini-apps in China, which requires no installation and allows instant usage on their platforms by users. The leading ones are
Pinduoduo, founded by an ex-Googler, reported GMV of 262.1 billion yuan (US$39.6 bn) in the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2018, an increase of 583%
On August 8 this year, Carrefour’s WeChat user penetration grew by 28% from a year ago. Over 55% of Carrefour customers in South China used
The emerging e-commerce has a great impact on the traditional retail industry, which has slowed down its developing pace and started to arrange offline sales since 2017.
Koubei is one of Alibaba’s platforms that specializes in providing local services, an area where new retail is an emerging force. New retail is Alibaba’s
Alibaba.com, committed to helping SMEs to export and expand overseas market, has already become the biggest international trading platform. This platform has over 1,000 active
In July 2018, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 3,073.4 billion yuan (US$450.61 bn), up by 8.8% year-on-year (nominal growth rate), according to
Many people keeping an eye on the Chinese digital market know Tik Tok, which is known as Douyin in China. Not many know the company
The record-breaking 213.4 billion yuan gave this year’s Tmall Double 11 a good ending. Some turned their attention to the performance of top retailers and
CIW eBook “Double 11: China’s Biggest Shopping Day” provides an introduction and history to China’s biggest shopping festival Double 11 as well as sharing Alibaba’s