Affected by multiple factors, the advertising market in China in H1 2015 was mediocre which did not develop as expected.
Archives for September 2015
China’s Mobile Market Analysis in Q2 2015
The penetration ratio of iOS8 reached 76% in China in Q2 2015; and as of August 2015, only 19.4% subscribers still used the iOS7 system. The popularization of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus promoted the adoption of iOS8, and the free system upgrade feature improved iPhone user base in China. When issued in September 2015, iOS9 might […]
China to invest $278.7 Billion in Tourism in 2025
By 2025, China’s investment in tourism will amount to US$278.7 billion, taking over the US as the world’s largest tourism country according to WTTC. In the following 10 years, the growth rate of the tourism industry will continue higher growth than the macro-economy. The tourism industry is expected to offer 72.9 million new jobs.
China’s Top 4 B2C Websites Performance in Q2 2015
China’s top 4 B2C websites, JD, Jumei, Dangdang and Vipshop announced financial reports in Q2 2015, JD further inproved its business scale while suffering from greater losses. Jingdong lost over 1.8 billion yuan in the past year.
China’s Talents in Internet Industry 2015
The internet plays a more and more important role in our daily life. Many people devote themselves in the internet industry to strive for better development. According to LinkedIn, over 280,000 talents work in China internet industry.
MAUs of Qihoo Reached 514 million in Q2 2015
Qihoo reported revenues of US$438.3 million in Q2 2015, an increase of 37.9% from U$317.9 million in the second quarter of 2014 and 14.0% from US$384.4 million in the first quarter of 2015. Net income attributable to Qihoo 360 was US$81.4 million, compared to US$39.1 million in the second quarter of 2014 and US$53.0 million in the prior quarter. The strong year-over-year growth was due to the […]
Top 10 China’s Finance Websites in July 2015
The effective usage time of vertical finance websites in China totaled 280 million hours in July 2015.
Top 10 China’s IT Websites in July 2015
In July 2015, the average daily reach of China’s vertical IT websites reached 30.13 million users. The average daily reach of Zol.com.cn reached 491 million, ranking first in China’s vertical websites on IT, followed by Pconline.com.cn (3.18 million) and Csdn.net (2.69 million).
Tencent Invests $50 Million in Kik Messenger
Tencent invests US$50 million to Kik messenger, the Canadian instant messaging application for mobile devices that is available on iOS, Android, and Windows phone operating systems. Kik has earned the company one billion dollar valuation since the investment in August.
China Offline Mobile Payment Insights in 2015
In 2014, the transaction value of Chinese mobile payment reached 6 trillion yuan (US$0.94 trillion), and is expected to exceed 9 trillion yuan (US$1.41 trillion) in 2015. The popularity of O2O and smartphones triggered deeper penetration of electronic payments.
China Tourists to France Increased by 50% YoY Q1 2015
About 2 million Chinese visited France last year, and the number was expected to reach 5 million in recent years. Chinese tourists increased by 50% on a year-on-year base in Q1 2015.