Wechat monthly users surpassed Sina Weibo in Aug 2012, reached 82.9 million. It became the top social app in China. Weixin monthly users reached 158 million in May, 2013.
Archives for August 2013
China Search Engine Market Share Update in July 2013
Hitwise report showed that Baidu and Qihoo’s 360 continued eating away other search engines market share. Baidu dominated the market with 73% share, and Qihoo’s 360 followed with approximately 15.5% in June 2013.
China Online Travel OTA Market Update for Q2 2013
In Q2, China online travel OTA market share was quite stable with Ctrip, Elong and 17u staying as the top three players. Ctrip topped with 48% share, followed by Elong with 9.1%, 17u with 6.5%. Ctrip, 17u, 118114, Mangocity had advantages in air tickets booking market; Ctrip, Elong, 17u, 118114 occupied large percent of hotel […]
China Online Third Party Payment Transaction Exceeded 1.1 Trillion
According to iResearch, in Q2 2013, China online third party payment transaction hit 1,121.65 billion yuan (USD 181.83 billion), with a 10.2% QoQ growth. However, YoY increase kept going down, with only 28% in Q2 2013. Online shopping, air tickets booking and game segment markets were saturated, online payment was steadily growing. As mobile online […]
China Search Engine Market Reached 9.28 Billion Yuan in Q2 2013
China search engine Marketreached 9.28 billion yuan(1.5 billion USD) in Q2 2013, with a QoQ growth of 25.1% and a year-on-year growth of 35.3%, according to statistics released by iResearch. China search engine market growth in Q2 was driven by three factors. First, due to seasonal factor, after the Chinese Spring Festival, search traffic was […]
10 Charts to Tell You About China Online Shopping Market in Q2 2013
iResearch recently released its China Internet Data Report in Q2 2013, giving us a glimpse of China internet performance in Q2. Online Markets and Online Advertising As you can tell from the chart above, Mobile won over PC devices on internet segment markets growth, such as shopping, searching, marketing(searching excluded) and game. Online shopping and […]
1.05M Chinese Millionaires Want Good Health Most, 80% on Wechat
Hurun Research Institute last week released the GroupM Knowledge-Hurun Wealth Report 2013 that analyses China’s wealthy people broken down according to their regional distribution across China, as well as their investment, consumption preferences, and how they use the media.
Countdown to Yahoo!’s Chinese Mail Service End
Yahoo! decided to close its mail service in China in early April. It sent notification to users that they had enough time, until Aug 19, to save their emails and contacts and switch to another provider. And now Yahoo! Chinese mail is coming into its last few days. NetEase, Chinese leading e-mail provider, suggested Yahoo! […]
China Mobile Banking Update for Q2 2013
According to Enfodesk, China mobile banking total amount of transaction reached 2.22 trillion yuan(359.9 billion USD) in Q2 2013, with a QoQ increase of 56.2%. In 2012, major China banks had all covered mobile banking service. And in 2013, the competition between banks was pretty fierce, they all had put efforts on marketing and new […]
Youku Dominates Mobile Video Market in June 2013
iResearch data showed that Youku dominated mobile video market with 14.12 million daily Unique Visitor(UV) in June 2013, more than the sum of iQiyi and PPS.
China Online B2C Market Surpassed 30% of Total Online Shopping
According to iResearch,Chinese online transaction market scale reached 352.1 billion yuan (USD 57.52 billion), with a year-on-year increase of 36.6%. B2C has surpassed 30%, increasing 10% compared to last year. Tmall is leading B2C market, with 51.3% online market share in Q2, while Jingdong tops independent sales B2C market with 43.4% share.
China Online Ad Market Reached 23 Billion Yuan in Q2 2013
China online ad market in Q2, from iResearch data, reached 23.26 billion yuan (USD 3.8 billion), growing 17.4% compared to Q1 and YoY growth of 27.4%. China online ad market is entering to a steady growth stage. In Q2, search, video, news and navigation monthly usage increased. NetEase, Taobao and eTao had more than 10% […]
Diaosi Market in China
It’s due to the strengthening of public pressure and anti-corruption that expensive watches become the fuse of the downfall of officials. As a result, the market of high-end menswear and watches is declining.
Airbnb Attempting China Market, Lack of Dedication
I chanced upon this Airbnb banner ad in Google’s display network during my business trip in China last month. I clicked on this ad which led me to this landing page:
China’s Low-frequency Shoppers Contribute Significantly to Revenue
Kantar Worldpanel, in partnership with Bain & Company, has recently released China Shopper Report this year, presenting a second look on what shoppers really do rather than what they say they do. The 2013 analysis is a continue of 2012 research, which confirms and refines the previous findings. Their findings are crucial to marketers who […]