Baidu completed a strategic investment in a Hong Kong-listed retail technology solution company Youzan last month, with a transaction value of approximately US$30 million. Youzan is known for its e-commerce solutions widely used by WeChat sellers (Weishang). Prior to this round of investment, Baidu and Youzan announced their partnership at the AI Developers Conference in […]
China Top Mobile Apps: Stats, Trends, Insights
Statistics: Top 500 Mobile Apps in China
Top mobile applications in China by total time spent in Jun 2019
Instant messaging mobile apps take a significant chunk of China internet users’ time spent, accounting for 14.5%, followed by online video, short video, and online music. Mobile App Usage Time Distribution Two peak time periods for short video apps are around 12 pm, and 8 pm-10 pm, according to data from China Telecom. For online […]
China mobile shopping users close to 1 billion in H1 2019; low-tier cities, mini programs contributed to the growth
The number of monthly active users on mobile shopping in China reached 997 million in June 2019, an increase of 15.6% YoY according to data from QuestMobile. China’s mobile shopping penetration has reached 87.7% as of the end of June 2019. As the overall e-commerce growth is slowing down in China, the main growth of […]
WeChat mini-programs can be accessed on Samsung phones outside WeChat
Mini programs competition is heating up with ByteDance building its own ecosystem on its leading apps short-video TikTok and news Toutiao. With Alipay and Baidu following closely, WeChat is stepping up its Mini Program game by going beyond the WeChat interface and partnering with hardware vendors like Samsung.
Baidu highlights for Q2 2019; voice queries up 7.5 fold
Baidu delivered a solid second quarter in 2019 with revenues reaching RMB 26.3 billion, growing 9% QoQ, and Baidu Core revenues growing 12% QoQ. In June, Baidu App DAUs reached 188 million, up 27% year over year, in-app search queries grew over 20% year over year and smart mini program MAUs reached 270 million, up […]
Top mini programs in H1 2019; WeChat vs. Alipay vs. Baidu
WeChat is not the only platform supporting the instant-launch light applications, which is widely known as mini-programs. Leading Chinese internet companies are building their own ecosystem with Tencent’s WeChat, Alibaba’s Alipay, and Baidu’s smart program in the leading positions. Another league of mini-programs worth mentioning is QuickApp, an application ecosystem launched by the nine major […]
Short video market overview Q2 2019; revenues to reach US$30 billion by 2021
The revenues of China’s short video market grew by over 7 times to 46.7 billion yuan (US$6.6 bn) in 2018. It’s expected to continue the fast growth and exceed 100 billion yuan (US$14.16 bn) in 2019 and 211 billion yuan (US$29.87 bn) by 2021.
Top mobile apps, app stores in China in H1 2019
China’s mobile internet users reached 1.14 billion in Jun 2019; and, Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, and ByteDance dominate China’s mobile app stores in the first half of 2019. WeChat continues to top the chart of mobile apps by monthly active users, followed by QQ, Alipay, Taobao, iQiyi, Tencent Video, TikTok, Gaode Maps, Sogou Input, and Baidu […]
China’s mobile internet users overview H1 2019; top 4 companies compared
The monthly active users of China mobile internet dropped to 1.136 billion in June 2019 from 1.138 billion in March 2019 according to data from QuestMobile. China’s mobile internet users grew by 46.07 million in 2018 and slowed down in the first half of 2019 with only 5.7 million additional active users. Daily time spent […]
Mobile apps trend in China in Q2 2019; short video apps saw 111 million new users
The top growing mobile app saw the largest increase in monthly active users in Jun 2019. Time spent on short video apps continued fast growth. The most frequently used apps by the average number of daily opens are social networking apps and short video apps. The top growing mobile app categories in terms of monthly […]
ByteDance’s mini-program ecosystem on TikTok and Toutiao
Earlier this month, ByteDance announced that as of July 2019, the company’s total DAU has exceeded 700 million, with a total MAU of more than 1.5 billion. TikTok contributed 320 million DAU to the overall success. With a huge user base in a market like China, it’s not surprising to see ByteDance’s ambition and efforts […]
Top travel mobile apps in China in 2018
Online penetration in tourism reached 30.2% in December, a slight increase from 27% a year ago. Ctrip ranked top with a penetration of 15.8%, followed by Qunar (11.3%) and Fliggy (4.3%). Market penetration of online travel was 30.2% in December, an increase of 10.6% year-on-year. Its average DAU was 21.899 million, showing a slight decline […]
Top social media mobile apps in China in 2018
Social networking has been in part of life for 87.2% of internet users in China with WeChat being the most widely used one. Market penetration of social networking reached 87.2% in December 2018. During the same period, its daily active users (DAUs) totaled 731.5 million. 85.7% of internet users used WeChat, the most widely used […]
Toutiao and Tencent News accounted for over 70% of China mobile news apps market
Toutiao and Tencent News led the news information market with a combined market share of over 70%. NetEase News and iFeng News were the fastest-growing ones. Market penetration of news information was 55.5% in December, a 9.7% increase year-on-year. The average DAUs was 290.1 million for this market. Tencent News took the lead with a […]
Paid knowledge market in China grew by 77% to 21% penetration in 2018
“Paid knowledge” market is a rising segment in China in the past few years. More China internet users are used to pay for information and knowledge. The market penetration of paid knowledge reached 21.1% in 2018, up by 77.3% year-on-year. Its average DAU was 16.72 million, from 14.9 million in July. Himalaya FM (14%), Zhihu […]