China public cloud (IaaS) to reach US$6.21 bn in 2018; Amazon fastest growth
The growth momentum of China’s public cloud IaaS market remains strong in recent years. This market saw a skyrocketing rise of 157.2% with transactions exceeding
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Chinese spent 31% more time on sports & fitness mobile apps in 2018
Summer was the peak season for body-building with 104.24 million active users using sports & fitness mobile apps in China. On average, a user used sports &
Top mobile apps in China in Q2 2018
There were approximately 1.1 billion monthly active users of mobile internet as of June 2018. This reach has been kept stable at around one billion
Top lifestyle mobile apps in China in Q2 2018
Kugou music ranked on top in China’s mobile music apps market in Q2 2018; Tencent News and Toutiao on top for news apps; and, Meituan
China mobile input apps in 2018, led by Sogou, iFlytek, and Baidu
China’s input method market saw 690 million users in June 2018, a 13.1% increase from the same period last year. Sogou Input Method (Sogou Pinyin)
3 Trends of WeChat Mini-Programs
The growth horizons of WeChat’s mini-programs are becoming increasingly defined. Gaming, traveling and shopping programs have been firmly established as the leading categories. The “instant
China smartphone users profiles 2018; Apple, Huawei vs. Xiaomi
Overall, male users accounted for 55% of the smartphone market while male users took 45% shares. Male users liked Huawei best while Apple was the
China top smart devices and market shares in Q2 2018
China had 1.51 billion units active smart devices in Q2 2018, a growth of 4.1%. The domestic brands accounted for 69% of the total smart
China smartphone market in Q2 2018: shipment, sales, market shares
China’s smartphone market shipped 104.8 million units in Q2 2018, declined by 5.9% year-on-year. Shipment of all leading brands increased except for Apple, which dropped
China to spend US$77 bn on robots by 2022
China is estimated to spend US$77 billion on robots (including drones) by 2022 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.3%, according to the
Alibaba performance highlights in Q2 2018; revenues up 61%
Alibaba delivered second quarter with 61% revenue growth, a net increase of 17 million Taobao MAUs to 634 million, and a decrease of 54% in
Xiaomi sold 32 million smartphones in Q2 2018
In Q2 2018, Xiaomi reported a high growth of 58.7% in smartphone revenues to 30.5 billion yuan (US$4.61 bn), accounting for roughly two-thirds of the
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