China mobile maps app users reached 644 million as of December 2017, led by Gaode Maps (AutoNavi) and Baidu Maps according to data from Jiguang. Gaode’s daily active users exceeded 40 million; its MAU exceeded 340 million in December 2017. Gaode Maps mobile app rose to the top 10 mobile apps by penetration rate in […]
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Baidu Wallet reached 100m users; mobile search 665m in Q4 2016
Mobile search monthly active users on Baidu were 665 million for December 2016, an increase of 2% year-over-year.
Baidu’s mobile search MAUs reached 667m in June 2016
Baidu’s mobile search monthly active users (MAUs) reached 667 million for the month of June 2016, an increase of 6% year-over-year according to its Q2 2016 results.
Net Income of Baidu Surpassed Revenues in Q4 2015
Baidu reported total revenues of 18.699 billion yuan (US$2.887 billion) with an increase of 33.1% YoY for the fourth quarter of 2015. Mobile revenues made up 56% of total revenues, up from 42% in Q4 2014.
Top Mobile Map Apps in China in Q2 2014
Baidu Map, Gaode Map and Google Map are the top 3 mobile map apps by total number of reached users, according to EnfoDesk.
China Mobile Maps Market Overview
The top three mobile maps in China are Baidu Maps, Baidu Navigation and Google Maps, according to a survey conducted by Chinese research company iResearch.
Baidu’s Competition With AutoNavi Led to Free Navigation
Baidu announced on August 28, 2013 that Baidu Mobile Navigation would be free hereafter. Merely four hours later, AutoNavi, a leading map and navigation Chinese company, responded with free navigation service promptly. The war over mobile navigation market accelerated immediately. Free is a sharp weapon to break original market structure and win market dominance. Baidu […]
Baidu SERP Integrates Baidu Maps Listing
Baidu has recently integrated its Maps listings into search results pages, just like what Google has been doing.
Baidu Maps Introduced Hotel Query & Reservation Feature
In partnership with Qunar, Kuxun.cn, and DaoDao.com, Baidu Maps has introduced a Hotel Query and Reservation feature that integrates comprehensive hotel information into its Maps platform, streamlining the process of finding the right spot. Users can either select hotels within the “Vicinity Search” function to launch a hotel search, which locates relevant results within your […]
Explore Shanghai World Expo on Google
Google Maps aggregated Shanghai Expo data and you can explore different pavilions, activities (not available in English version), and World Expo history. Check out Expo on Google in Chinese or English.
Baidu Map Integrates Real Time Search
Baidu Map has launched a very interesting section to show real time search results on the map. Called “Post Bar Map”, it’s hosted on say.map.baidu.com, latest posts from i Post Bar (Baidu’s twitter like product) related to the search keyword will keep popping up on different locations of the map (user locations).