Baidu’s monthly live streaming views exceeded 900 million, according to an official report from Baidu last week.
China Live Streaming
Live streaming in China is now more than for games and entertainment, deployed as a digital transforming tool by traditional businesses and a powerful channel for e-commerce.
In addition to dedicated live streaming platforms, many platforms have extended their features to include live streaming, such as Taobao, TikTok, Xiaohongshu, etc.
China game live streaming revenues to double by 2021
Tencent proposed that the top two online gaming streaming platforms Douyu and Huya enter into a stock-for-stock merger, as a result of which Huya or its subsidiary would acquire each outstanding ordinary share of Douyu. Is China’s game live streaming market that lucrative? Let’s dig into some data. Game live streaming users dropped to 68.12 […]
JD.com annual customers grew 32% to 442 million in Q3 2020
Jingdong (JD.com) annual active customer accounts increased by 32.1% to 441.6 million in the 12 months ended September 30, 2020 from 334.4 million in the twelve months ended September 30, 2019.
Tencent highlights for Q3 2020; WeChat MAU +5.4% over 1.21 billion
The number of monthly active users (MAU) of WeChat grew by 5.4% YoY to 1,212.8 million in the third quarter of 2020, according to Tencent’s quarterly results. Smart device MAU of QQ decreased by 5.5% to 617.4 million.
Game streaming platform Huya profit up 75% in Q3 2020
Huya’s total net revenues for the third quarter of 2020 increased by 24.3% to RMB2,814.8 million (US$414.6 million), from RMB2,265.1 million in Q3 2019.
Short video market trends in China for 2020 (updated)
Internet traffic driven by short videos has become the new battlefield for many players in China. Content marketing enabled by short videos and live streaming has become an integral part of brand marketing, communication, sales, and operation strategies. Take a look at China’s short-video market status and be aware of differences between the top 2 […]
How JD penetrates lower-tier cities with social e-commerce initiative
Jingdong (JD) has over 2 million WeChat groups for social e-commerce, which it claims to be the largest scale among e-commerce platforms. The pandemic has put it under the spotlight, as social e-commerce provided many individuals and brands with new opportunities amidst the pandemic. Weiwei is a sales person at China’s leading travel agency China […]
Live streaming e-commerce to account for over 20% of China’s online shopping GMV by 2022
With its first appearance in 2016, e-commerce live streaming has been in explosive development period since 2019. Its GMV in 2019 reached 451.29 billion yuan, increasing by 200.4% YoY and accounting for 4.5% of the overall online shopping market in China. With a huge room for growth, it is expected to maintain a high growth […]
Tencent officially launched its mobile WeChat store creator WeStore
Tencent officially launched WeStore on August 20, 2020, an online store mini program on WeChat.
Social video platform Joyy reported 21% revenue growth in Q2 2020
Social video platform Joyy reported 21% increase YoY in its global average mobile monthly active users, which reached 457.1 million and 91.0% come from markets outside of China.
China eSports market overview and forecast 2020
The revenue of the eSports market in China exceeded 100 billion yuan in 2019 and it is expected to exceed 160 billion yuan in 2021. In the future, the commercial development of eSports will further contribute to the growth of the overall eSports market. China eSports Market Development (Click to see larger image) The industry […]
China online entertainment overview Q2 2020; short video continued strong growth
China online entertainment market grew by 8.1% over the first quarter of 2020 and reached 116.6 billion yuan in the second quarter of 2020.
How content help businesses in branding and driving sales in China
Nowadays, contents have penetrated all sectors in China and become an important productivity tool. They can help companies realize brand premium, iterate product selection, and upgrade CRM tools. Use contents on building a new brand Some Chinese content specialists think that they should work on content as if they were working on products. For companies, […]
Top short video, live streaming Chinese apps in global market in H1 2020
Bytedance’s TikTok is the most popular mobile app in the first half of 2020 in the global markets outside China with close to 600 million downloads with an increase of 88.7% YoY. Half of the Top 20 are owned by three Chinese companies: Bytedance, Joyy, and Kuaishou (Kwai). Xiaomi’s app made it to Top 10. […]
Taobao Live’s Stunning Growth in 2020
Taobao recently announced plans to host live streaming sessions from 300,000 merchants per day in 2020. Wholesalers and manufacturers in factory cluster areas, such as Yiwu in Zhejiang Province, will be the target. Top Taobao Live anchors: Li Jiaqi and Viya Launched in 2016, the live streaming channel Taobao Live expects to help incubate 200,000 […]