Analysis International, a China Internet research company, released search engine market data for the first quarter in 2012. Total revenue in Q1 has grown by 70.4% (YoY) to 5.53 billion yuan (USD$877 million) though it’s dropped by 4.7% compared to the previous quarter.
Archives for April 2012
Sina Weibo Downstream Traffic in March 2012
7.7% of clicks on Sina Weibo shortened links went to Taobao last month, followed by Tudou, YouKu and Baidu.
Sina Weibo Launched A Platform For News Tips Submission
Sina Weibo launched a platform for Weibo users to submit news to any Sina news media partners. Sina Weibo users can click on the corresponding region of events, select a media and submit news tips. By default, the information will also be published through this citizen journalist’s Sina Weibo account unless she chooses not to.
China Will Have Nearly Twice the Number of Internet Users as the U.S. and Japan
According to Boston Consulting Group’s latest report “China Digital Generations 3.0”, China will reach an Internet population of over 700 million users—double the combined number of the U.S. and Japan. The same report predicts that China online retail sales will triple to more than $360 billion.
China Mobile Internet User Age Distribution
According to a recent iResearch survey, almost sixty percent of China mobile Internet users are between 18 to 34 years old and those below 18 also represent almost 20% of total China mobile Internet users. There are 356 million mobile Internet users in China according to CNNIC data released this January.
Market Share of Top Social Shopping Sites in China
According to Hitwise data released last month, Mogujie and Meilishuo are leading players in China’s social shopping websites. Downstream visits go to Taobao (over 17%) and Taobao Mobile (3.1%), followed by Baidu (2.12%) and Tmall (2.05%).
Over Half of Total iOS Devices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang & Jiangsu
Shanghai-based Stenvall Skoeld & Company calculated the iOS penetration rate (Apple’s iPhone and iPad, not including iPod touch) in all Chinese provinces and municipalities; and, their estimate puts the total number of iPhones and iPads in China at end of 2011 at 21 million active devices, distributed as shown above. More than half of all iOS devices […]
Taobao Launched Pinterest-like Website Wantu
Social shopping websites like Meilishuo and Mogujie are gaining popularity and about a quarter of downstream visits go to Taobao. Why doesn’t Taobao simply make one of its own? It just did. Wantu, or naughty rabbit, is launched but not as good as Meilishuo or Mogujie. Users can only login with Taobao ID at the […]
Chart: Tencent’s Social Media Empire
The latest financial report revealed that Tencent’s QQ has over 700 million users, more than the total of China Internet users reported by CNNIC. Tencent launched various social media applications like Qzone, Pengyou, Tencent Weibo and most recent Weixin which all have grown very fast with its huge user base of QQ.
Demographic Profile of Smartphone Users in China
According to Q1 2012 data from Ohio-based research firm ProsperChina’s InsightCenter, China smartphone users resemble the survey sample in terms of both gender and age, but index significantly higher among wealthier internet users.
Top 10 Instant Messenger in 2011
Tencent QQ, Alibaba’s Wangwang, and China Mobile’s Fetion (Feixin) were the top three most popular instant messengers in China last year.
This Chart Shows How Important It Is to Engage Users on Weibo
Both Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo disabled their comments last Saturday morning and no one could comment since then until 3 April 2012. Average time per visit on Sina Weibo dropped by 5.8% last Saturday, according Hitwise. “Comments”, for companies, is one important way of engaging fans and customers. Follow us on Facebook for more […]
Top 10 B2C Websites in 2011
No one seems to be able to replace Taobao as the number one online shopping portal whose total sales last year exceeded 100 billion yuan (about USD $15.88 billion) with strong growth in mobile.