Technology

Tencent saw its first decline in profit since Q3 2005 in Q2 2018; WeChat MAU 1.06B

Tencent saw its first decline in profit since Q3 2005. WeChat total MAUs grew about 10% to 1,057.7 million. Overall, both QQ and QZone saw

Chinese search engine Sogou revenues up 43% in Q2 2018

Sogou achieved solid results in Q2 2018 with revenue increasing 43% year-on-year to US$301.4 million and non-GAAP net income up by 58% to US$38.2 million,

Baidu search exhibiting robust revenue growth driven by AI in Q2 2018

Baidu had a stronger quarter in Q2 2018 with search exhibiting robust revenue growth driven by AI-powered monetization capabilities and Baidu feed continuing strong traffic,

iPhone X tops best-seller list for 8th month, but crisis looming

Apple loses No.1 position in NPS ranking in China, replaced by Vivo. The decline of iPhone’s NPS was mostly because many users were still using

China filed 217,000 invention patents in H1 2018, led by Huawei

China had a total of 751,000 new patent filings in H1 2018, 217,000 of which were granted, according to the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO).

China mobile internet market forecast 2018-2020

China’s mobile internet saw slower growth of 48.8% in transactions to 8,229.88 billion yuan (US$1,267.10 bn) in 2017. And, it’s expected to reach 11,432 billion

WeChat Mini-Programs: top categories and referring sources 2018

The number of WeChat Mini-Programs is estimated to reach 3 million by the end of 2018. It is also expected to reach 400 million daily

Apple’s App Store took US$3.57 bn from China in Q2 2018, up 25% YoY

Apple’s App Store generated 23.7 billion yuan (US$3.57 bn) from China in Q2 2018, up 25% over Q2 2017 (US$2.86 bn) and 6% over Q1

How many mobile apps in China? Over 4 million…

For the first four months of 2018, internet enterprises above designated size in China generated 264.9 billion yuan, an increase of 24.9% year-on-year. Meanwhile, the

Alibaba’s first eWTP hub gone live in Malaysia 2018

Alibaba Group’s first eWTP hub outside of China has gone live in Malaysia. The milestone follows Alibaba’s partnership with the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)