15 Chinese companies made it to BrandZ™ Global Top 100 2019; Alibaba, Tencent among Top 10
Nine brands entered the BrandZ™ Global Top 100 2019 as newcomers, the greatest number of newcomers since 2015. The make-up of the newcomers also demonstrates
China Internet Stats, Trends, Insights
Technology
China overtook the U.S. as the largest smart speaker market in Q1 2019
China smart speaker market reached 10.6 million units with 51% market share by growing nearly 500% year-on-year in Q1 2019, becoming the largest smart speaker
Toutiao and Tencent News accounted for over 70% of China mobile news apps market
Toutiao and Tencent News led the news information market with a combined market share of over 70%. NetEase News and iFeng News were the fastest-growing
Paid knowledge market in China grew by 77% to 21% penetration in 2018
“Paid knowledge” market is a rising segment in China in the past few years. More China internet users are used to pay for information and
China’s top mobile apps in 2018; social media accounts for almost 1/3 of users’ time spent
In China, social media account for 32.8% of users’ daily internet time on mobile devices. WeChat (85.7%), QQ (68.7%), Sogou Input (57.8%), Alipay (55.3%), Mobile
Internet users and market overview: China vs. the U.S.
The compound annual growth rate for the number of internet users in China for the decade grew at 8.9%, faster than the average growth level
Xiaomi performance highlights in Q1 2019
In the first quarter of 2019, Xiaomi recorded RMB43.8 billion in revenue, representing an increase of 27.2% over the corresponding period of 2018. Profit for
GSMA Outlines New Developments For MWC Shanghai 2019
New Speakers Announced from Alibaba, ATM, China Mobile, General Electric Power, JPMorgan Chase, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Shenzhen Valley Ventures; GSMA Outlines AI Accelerate Programme; Innovation City
Baidu performance insights for Q1 2019; search reached 1.1 bn devices
In March, Baidu’s mobile reach expanded to 1.1 billion monthly active devices while DuerOS voice assistant installed base reached 275 million devices and generated 2.37
Tencent performance in Q1 2019; WeChat MAU exceeds 1.1 billion
Tencent’s total revenues in Q1 2019 were RMB85,465 million (USD12,693 million), an increase of 16% over the first quarter of 2018 according to Tencent’s announced
Top Chinese mobile apps by UVs in March 2019
The top 10 Chinese mobile apps by UVs are WeChat, QQ, Taobao, iQiyi, Sogou Input, Alipay, Weibo, QQLive, Baidu Search, and Amap according to data
China is home to 113 internet unicorns in 2018
China’s internet industry has given birth to 113 unicorns in 2018, 47.8% of which are based in Beijing. 15.9% of them provided company services. As
CIW eBooks
eBook: How a community based e-commerce startup managed to reach 60 cities and 10 million households in China
E-commerce startup Shihuituan has over 150 million GMV and reached 10 million households across 60 cities. It aims to be the Uber of convenience stores.
eBook: Brick & Mortar Retail’s Transformation with WeChat Pay Smart Store
In the past, consumers may need to open a mobile app, or a small program, which takes about four or five steps to complete payment.
eBook: The digital transformation of China’s largest wool and textile enterprise
In 1935, Heng Yuan Xiang invested in a factory to produce own wools to fight against the monopoly of imported goods. In 2017, the annual