Chinese smart speaker users were expected to surge by 885% to 34.2 million by the end of 2018, representing 4.2% of overall internet users. China and America combined accounting for 70% of global smart speaker market in terms of sales. The top four vendors were Amazon, Google, Alibaba, and Xiaomi. Baidu’s DuerOS is potential to subvert the smart […]
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China public cloud (IaaS) to reach US$6.21 bn in 2018; Amazon fastest growth
The growth momentum of China’s public cloud IaaS market remains strong in recent years. This market saw a skyrocketing rise of 157.2% with transactions exceeding 18.44 billion yuan (US$2.68 bn) in 2017.
China online retail B2C market overview Q1 2018
The GMV of China’s online retail B2C market totaled 952.85 billion yuan (US$148.18 billion) in Q1 2018, up by 32.2% from Q1 2017. In Q1 2018, Tmall GMV up by 41.2% over Q1 2017, taking the largest market share of 59.6% in China’s retail e-commerce sales. JD.com was next with a share of 25.3% and GMV […]
China cross-border retail e-commerce market overview for Q4 2017
The transaction value of China’s cross-border retail e-commerce reached 105.18 billion yuan( US$16.53 billion), up 28.9% quarter-on-quarter in Q4 2017. Tmall Global continued to lead the market with a market share of 27.6%, followed by NetEase Kaola (20.5%) and JD Global (13.8%). Amazon Global saw its share rise. Big e-commerce campaigns like Double 11, Black Friday, […]
Cross-border online shopping trends in China 2018
China’s cross-border online buyers consider quality the most important standard when shopping online for imported goods according to Amazon China’s “Cross-border Online Shopping Trends” report. Personalized consumption is now driving cross-border e-commerce. And, paid memberships are a new growth point for cross-border e-commerce platforms. This report is mainly based on Amazon’s own data regarding the […]
REPORT E-economy: China vs. the U.S.
China, in just a few years, has made the leap from a nearly unwired country to one of the most wired on earth. This incredible transformation has resulted in one of the most internet-driven economies, and because of China’s sheer size, its e-finance and e-commerce companies are among the world’s largest. Users and economic activity […]
Amazon China sales grew by 300% on Prime Members’ Day
Amazon announced the results of China’s first Prime Day recently. Total number of orders on July 11 exceeded those on last year’s “black Friday.” Amazon China and Amazon overseas purchases and sales grew by almost 300% over last year, and the number of newly registered Prime users grew 60% over last year’s “Black Friday.”
China online retail market overview Q1 2017
China’s online retail market totaled US$198.12 billion in the first quarter of 2017 with an increase of 27.6% YoY according to data from Analysis; B2C segment accounts for over 53%, led by Tmall (55.8%). Mobile continued its strong growth of 38.8% in China’s online shopping market, dominated by Tmall and Taobao (80.5%).
Amazon global stores sales roar in China in Q1 2017
In the first quarter of 2017, the total sales in China at Amazon’s overseas stores were 11 times as much as the same period two years ago.
China online shopping market forecast 2017-2019
The total transactions of China’s online shopping market totaled 4.7 trillion yuan (US$680 bn) in 2016 with an increase of 23.9%; and, it’s estimated to reach 7.3 trillion yuan (US$1.06 trillion) in 2019. Tmall dominates China’s B2C online shopping market with over 56% market share.
Alibaba ranked the world’s 2nd most valuable retail brand
Alibaba is ranked the world’s second most valuable retail brand with a brand value of US$49.30 billion, according to WPP’s new 2016/2017 BrandZ Top 25 Most Valuable global Retail Brands ranking.
Top e-commerce platforms in 2016
The top e-commerce platforms in China are JD, Tmall, and YHD in 2016 according to Kantar Retail.
How Amazon Innovates in China in 2015
Established in 2001 as a subsidiary in China, Amazon China once went through a nosediving period. By building and promoting cross-border shopping strategy, Amazon China has begun to make some initial success in 2015.
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.
Global E-commerce Sites That Provide Direct Shipping to China
More and more overseas e-commerce websites providing the service of direct shipping to China appear. On the one hand, they can rapidly occupy the position in the Chinese market. On the other hand, they make customers enjoy more convenient shopping. In the U.S., many large merchants that sell products covering general goods, fashion clothes, products […]