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 accounted for 40% of world’s top 10 FinTech; led by Ant Financial & JD Financial
Chinese FinTech companies took four places of the Top 10 FinTechs Ranking in 2018. Ant Financial topped the list, followed by JD Finance. Baidu-affiliated Du Xiaoman Financial and Lufax ranked fourth and tenth, respectively, according to the report from H2 Ventures and KPMG.
Baidu’s DuerOS, China’s Alexa, reaching 141 million installed base in Q3 2018
Baidu’s total revenues reached RMB 28.2 billion ($4.11 billion) in Q3 2018, increasing 27% year over year. Total revenues of Baidu Core were RMB 21.6 billion ($3.15 billion), increasing 25% year over year. Find out the updates on Baidu finance, AI, and key applications in Q3.
China mobile input apps in 2018, led by Sogou, iFlytek, and Baidu
China’s input method market saw 690 million users in June 2018, a 13.1% increase from the same period last year. Sogou Input Method (Sogou Pinyin) remained on top, followed by iFlytek and Baidu Input Method. In terms of the average monthly active users (MAU) in the last twelve months ended June 2018, Sogou Input took […]
Over 70% Chinese will choose Google over Baidu if its returns
Not long after Facebook’s Hangzhou subsidiary launch, Google was reported to be planning a launch of a censored search engine in China. A poll was created on Weibo asking “if Google returns to China, which will you choose between Google and Baidu?”. 72.8% voted for Google.
Baidu search exhibiting robust revenue growth driven by AI in Q2 2018
Baidu had a stronger quarter in Q2 2018 with search exhibiting robust revenue growth driven by AI-powered monetization capabilities and Baidu feed continuing strong traffic, according to its financial results. The newly launched Xiaodu series speakers and the adoption of DuerOS handled over 400 million queries in June 2018, almost doubling the workload again over […]
China search engine market in Q1 2018; 79% driven by mobile search [UPDATED]
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The revenue of search engine market in China totaled 20.374 billion yuan (US$3.2017 billion) in Q1 2018, an increase of 29.21% year-on-year, led by Baidu, Sogou, and 360 search. In Q1 2018, Baidu continues to lead China’s search engines market with a market share of 80.09% by revenues, followed by Sogou (6.63%) and 360 (3.27%). Baidu’s […]
Baidu revenues per customers up 19% to $5,800 in Q1 2018
Baidu’s total revenues reached RMB 20.9 billion ($3.33 billion) in Q1 2018, increasing 31% year over year. Mobile revenue represented 78% of total net revenues, compared to 70% in Q1 2017.
BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands Report 2018
Brands pursue the ‘Chinese Dream’, growing total brand value by a record 23% to US$683.9 billion. Technology giant Tencent has retained the coveted title of China’s most valuable brand for a fourth consecutive year, achieving a brand value of US$132.2 billion, a 25% year-on-year increase, according to WPP and Kantar Millward Brown’s 2018 BrandZ™ Top […]
Top smartphone, technology brands in China 2018
The top smartphone brands in China are Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung and OPPO according to Tencent’s Penguin Intelligence research. The top internet/technology brands are Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, and Jingdong (JD.com). Tencent’s research also revealed the top high-end automobile brands, led by Benz, BMW, and Audi. Chinese brands are mostly purchased among 86.1% consumers, followed by […]
Baidu total revenues grew by 20% in 2017, 73% from mobile
Baidu’s total revenues reached RMB 23.6 billion ($3.62 billion) in Q4 2017, increasing 29% year over year. Mobile revenue represented 76% of total revenues, compared to 65% for the fourth quarter of 2016. Total revenues totaled RMB 84.8 billion ($13.03 billion) in 2017, increasing 20% from 2016. Mobile revenue represented 73% of total revenues, compared […]
Baidu net income grew by 156% in Q3 2017
Baidu delivered solid financial results in the third quarter of 2017 with top line increasing 29% year over year and operating profit growing 69% year over year.