Year 2015 is almost over; let’s recall some of the top keywords for China internet that got so much attention in the world: outbound tourism, cross-border online shopping, mobile, WeChat, Tmall…
Archives for December 2015
Xiaomi Users Insights in 2015
Xiaomi accounted for 10.85% of China’s smartphone market in November 2015, which was the largest domestic brand by total user coverage rate.
China Advertising Market to Grow by 9.1% in 2016
China will remain the world’s largest advertising market in 2016 according to This Year, Next Year report by GroupM. GroupM predicts the growth rate of China’s advertising market will decline from predicted 8.7% to 7.8% this year and will drop slightly from predicted 9.6% to 9.1% in 2016.
China Gaming Users to Reach 534 Million in 2015
The number of China’s gaming players is to reach 534 million with an increase of 3.3% YoY in 2015. The overall gaming market in China totals 140.70 billion yuan (US$21.71 billion) with an increase of 22.9% YoY this year according to China Gaming Industry Annual Conference, including client-based games, web page games, social games, mobile […]
UnionPay Rising on Mobile Payment
Alipay and WeChat Pay are the two most popular mobile payment products in the market in China. Now, UnionPay is making a threat with mobile QuickPass and partnerships with ApplePay and SamsungPay.
Weibo Publishers Profit to Double to 400M Yuan in 2016
The number of professional Weibo vertical publishers (mostly individual authors), who are often called We-media owners, reached 2.3 million covering 47 sectors as of November 2015 in China. The number of top authors, each of whom received average monthly article views of more than 100,000, reached 253,000 as of 30 November 2015.
China Online Accommodation Booking Market in Q3 2015
China’s online accommodation booking market reached 24.983 billion yuan (US$3.89 billion) representing a QoQ growth of 27.98% and YoY growth of 82.16% in the third quarter of 2015 according to Analysys.
China 5-Star Hotels Gained US$2.95 Billion in Q3 2015
China 5-star hotels gained 19.07 billion yuan (US$2.95 billion) in Q3 2015 although the number of 5 star hotels only accounted for 7% of total number of star hotels in China according to China National Tourism Administration.
Weibo Search Users Insights 2015
As one of the most influential social media platforms in China, Weibo has reached 222 million monthly active users as of September 2015 and trillions of data generated on the platform. Search is one of the most important feature to get useful content on Weibo.
[INFOGRAPHIC] Cyber Monday VS Alibaba Double 11 Online Sales
Ever wondering which is the largest if you compare online sales on Cyber Monday in the west with that on China’s largest online shopping day Double 11? Let this inforgraphic tells you.
China E-payment Reached $86.17 Trillion in Q3 2015
The third-party mobile payment transactions exceeded 2.42 trillion yuan (US$0.37 trillion) in Q3 2015 with an increase of 5.4% compared to the same period last year and 64.3% compared to the previous quarter this year according to iResearch.
WeChat Offering “Friends-Shared Coupons” for Retailers
WeChat launched “friends-shared coupons” service last month with wihich coupons distributed on WeChat can be shared among friends. WeChat users can search for coupons their friends have through “coupons” service when dining, shopping or entertaining.
Amazon China Black Friday Sales 10 Times of Double 11 2015
China’s cross-border shoppers reached 18 million and generated revenues of 140 billion yuan (US$21.75 billion) in 2014 according to China Electronic Commerce Research Center and China General Administration of Customs.
Android OS Dominates China Smartphone Market
Transaction volume of China’s smartphone market rises to 470 million units in 2015 from 120 million in 2011 and is expected to reach about 470 million in 2016 which tends to saturate according to Sino-mr.
Does Google Play Stand A Chance in China?
Active users of China’s third-party mobile application stores reached 436 million in the third quarter of 2015 increasing 1.87% compared to the previous quarter according to iiMedia.