Tencent has the highest reach of internet users in China in 2021 (95%) with 442 mobile apps, followed by Alibaba (88%), Baidu (81%), and ByteDance (73%), according to data from QuestMobile.
China Top Mobile Apps: Stats, Trends, Insights
Statistics: China Apps list
China Mobile Internet Insights 2022: Top Mobile Apps & Platforms
The top mobile apps in China by MAU are led by WeChat, Taobao, Alipay, QQ, Gaode Maps, Baidu, Pinduoduo, Douyin (TikTok), and Sogou Input. Top 20 Mobile Apps in Dec 2021 by MAU Short video apps’ time share increased to 25.7% in December 2021 from 21% a year earlier while instant messaging’s decreased to 21% […]
China grocery e-commerce market to more than double by 2023
China’s grocery consumption retail market is estimated to reach 5469.7 billion yuan in 2021 and exceed 6817.3 billion yuan by 2025. Grocery Consumption by Categories Grocery retail market Online contributed to 14.6% of the total grocery retail market in China in 2020 from 8.8% in 2019. China grocery e-commerce market is estimated to exceed 1.2 […]
China senior internet users overview 2022
China senior internet users, who are above 50 years old, reached a record number of 275 million as of January 2022, according to data from QuestMobile. The seniors in China spend an average of 5.7 hours per day on the internet, down from 6.2 hours a year ago. Mobile phones, TV, and Desktop computers are […]
Mini Program platforms 2021: WeChat vs. Alibaba vs. Baidu (Updated)
Mini Programs (MP) are light applications designed to run on top of a specific mobile app. Top technology companies in China have designed and run their own mini-program framework; and, the most popular ones include WeChat platform, Alibaba (Alipay platform; Taobao platform), Baidu Smart Program, and QuickApp. Lifestyle service is the most popular category on […]
WeChat Mini Programs Insights 2021
The number of monthly active users of WeChat Mini Programs has exceeded 863 million (as of December 2020) according to data from QuestMobile. On average, each WeChat user uses 5.6 mini programs in December 2020, up from 5.1 a year ago. The average time spent per user on WeChat Mini Programs increased by over 27% […]
WeChat Apps Guide (Weixin Mini-Programs)
The launch of Mini-Game “Jump” (Tiaoyitiao) made WeChat Mini-Programs (or WeChat Apps) an instant hit in early 2018. On average, 230 million users used WeChat Mini-Programs daily, 60 million more than 2017. It is estimated to exceed 350 million by the end of 2019.
China online education market overview 2021
The number of online education users in China skyrocketed in 2020 and reached 341.7 million as of December 31, 2020, accounting for 34.6% of internet users. Mobile online education users rose sharply and exceeded 340.7 million in 2020. China’s online education is estimated to be a 400.38 billion yuan (US$58.51 billion) market in 2020, with […]
China mobile short-video app market; Tik Tok vs. Kuaishou
Kuaishou started to lead the short video market by reaching over 200 million MAU in November 2017. Tik Top, part of Toutiao, saw astonishing growth in MAU from September 2017. In February 2018, Kuaishou continued to dominate this market with DAU of exceeding 100 million, followed by Tik Tok.
Top Chinese Web Browsers in China
Google Chrome browser still takes the first place in Chinese browser market in August 2020, accounting for 58.22% of the market share, down 0.3% from July.
Meet China’s blue-collar mobile users
The monthly active mobile users of China’s blue-collar population has more than doubled from July 2016 to July 2020, from 15.48 million to 33.79 million, with an average annual growth of 21.5%. In the first and second-tier cities, the blue-collar is very active. However, the third and lower-tier cities also have great growth potential. The […]
Meet China’s Generation Z
China has the largest group of Generation Z (Gen Z) in the world with a population of 149 million. Gen Z is between 15 and 23-year-old and will account for 40% of consumption power in 2020. Their average time spend on mobile internet is 4.7 hours per day. And, they like Zhihu, Tantan, Xiaohongshu more […]
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. […]
Popular mobile shopping apps for women in China
Mogujie is a very popular mobile shopping app among women in China with 2.43 million active users in March 2020 while Jumei app has 1.16 million MAU.
How “Lite” apps help drive tech companies’ growth in China
Alibaba launched a “Lite” version of its DingTalk, an enterprise communication and collaboration platform in early April 2020. And, ByteDance also launched a light version of its enterprise messaging app Feishu. Launching a “Lite” version of a mobile app is a common tactic in the Chinese companies’ competitions, which is a lightweight version of the […]