In March 2014, the numbers of Weibo’s total reached users on PC and mobile device were 290 million and 106 million respectively; and they are growing stably nowadays according to data from iResearch. Let’s take a look at how the behavior differs between Weibo users and social media users.
Archives for September 2014
China Online Apparel Market to Exceed $100 Billion in 2014
The total transaction value of China online apparel market exceeded RMB434.9 billion (USD70.75 billion) in 2013 with a YoY increase of 42.8%, which accounted for 23.1% of the whole China online shopping market.
Wechat Launched Business Accounts for Team Collaborations
Wechat officially announced business accounts in beta, which targets business use of Wechat providing mobility and timely convenience for work.
CNN: Alibaba Not Best Chinese Stock BUT Baidu
As Alibaba is raising $25 billion in an IPO, it’s become a very hot stock being chased by many investors. But CNN doesn’t think BABA is the best Chinese stock to invest in.
GroupM Projects Advertising Spend in China to Reach $77 Bln in 2014
GroupM projects measured media advertising spending in China this year will increase by 9.8% compared to 2013 to reach RMB473 billion (US$77 billion); it also predicts an 11% hike in 2015 to reach RMB525 billion (US$85 billion).
Top Mobile Video Providers in China in July 2014
The number of mobile video users increased to 270 million in China in July 2014 with an increase of 134% from the same period in 2013.
China’s Post-90s More Confidence and More Willing to Spend
The post-90s generation in China is the young generation who were born in 1990s, a time for Internet booming and rapid economy development. Post-90s are becoming the main consumer force and economy driver in China.
China Mobile App Market Report: Download Sources, Favorite Free & Paid Apps
Mobile app stores accounted for 46.9% of total mobile app downloads in China, ranking the top app download source in 2013, in which app store mobile client represented 25.4% and desktop client 21.5%.
China Top 10 Banking Service Brands by Online Ad Spend in July 2014
In July 2014, total online advertising spend of banking service brands exceeded RMB74.98 million (US$12.21 million) in China. Among all the banking service brands, China Communication Bank spent RMB19.36 million ($3.15 million) in online advertising in July, ranking first, followed by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Construction Bank according to data from […]
Wechat Allows Advertisers to Promote App Downloads
Wechat released a new feature to last week for Wechat official accounts platform promotions. It allows advertisers to use the platform to promote app downloads.
Wechat Launched Card Payment, Faster Than Using Credit Card
Wechat launched a “card payment” option with which users can make fast payment at supported retail chains; this payment is either using remaining fund in Wechat Wallet or linked to the user’s bank ATM card.
Tencent QQ Gets into Guinness World Record
Tencent QQ got into guinness world record for having the most number of simultaneous online users on an instant messaging platform on 3rd July, 2014, which was announced by Guinness World Records on 4th September, 2014. Tencent QQ becomes the first Chinese instant messenger in Guinness World Record.
China Mobile Online Gaming Market in Q2 2014
China mobile online gaming users exceeded 321.8 million in Q2 2014 with an increase of 6.4% from prior quarter according to data of GPC IDC and CNG.
Top 7 Mobile Cloud Storage Apps in China
Monthly active users of Baidu Cloud mobile app exceeded 11.191 million in July according to Enfodesk, becoming the most popular mobile cloud storage app by total MAUs in China.
Taobao to Sell 200 Varieties, 3,000 Tons of Fresh Food
Taobao is promoting the direct sales of fresh agricultural products to Chinese consumers throughout the country on its food vertical chi.taobao.com (chi: eat).