The average DAUs on Kuaishou app was 345.5 million in Q1 2022, representing an increase of 17% YoY from 295.3 million in Q1 2021.
China Online Video Market
Top online video platforms in China with top market shares by MAU are Tencent Videos, iQiyi, and Youku, who merged with another largest online video website Tudou, with mobile apps for various platforms in China.
Check out the segment of live streaming and short videos markets. Short video is a fast-growing video segment in China, with ByteDance's TikTok leading the market.
Bilibili is another video platform you should be aware which consists of a large proportion of young users with high engagement.
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China online video, short video market overview 2022
China online video market reached 975 million MAU in 2021 Short video market saw 934 million users Douyin vs. Kuaishou With China’s online video platforms’ increasing production of original high-quality content and expansion of user preferences, the traffic has risen steadily, and the total number of online video users reached 974.71 million in 2021. The […]
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 online advertising market insights 2022
In 2022, 42.9% of advertisers in China expect to increase spending in digital marketing, 25 percentage points more than advertisers expect to reduce spending, according to CTR. China advertising market vs online ad market Advertisers of large enterprises with a budget of 500 million yuan or more are more confident in digital marketing spending. In […]
Chinese video platform Bilibili MAU up 35% in Q4 2021
Bilibili’s average monthly active users (MAUs) reached 271.7 million in Q4 2021, and mobile MAUs reached 252.4 million, representing increases of 35% and 35% YoY, respectively.
Chinese Generation Z’s Media Consumption Habits
Music, video, and gaming are the primary types of media consuming Chinese Gen Zer’s attention. More and more new media types are emerging to attract Generation Z’s attention. In terms of engagement, Music (59%), Video (short-form 58%, long-form 55%), and gaming (53%) are Generation Z’s top choices in China. In terms of usage time, Chinese […]
China online entertainment market briefing and top apps in 2021
The user penetration rate of China pan-entertainment market (97%) is almost saturated, but the user stickiness is still further improving, among which the growth of short video industry is the most prominent. This market briefing covers multiple sectors including online video, short video, music, podcast, live streaming, and gaming. Compared with mobile gaming and digital […]
Douyin (TikTok) users overview 2021; average DAU reached about 600 million in Q1
Douyin, TikTok’s Chinese platforms, saw its Q1’s DAU peak on Chinese New Year’s Eve, February 11th, when the main platform DAU reached 580 million, according to Tencent News. The DAU of Douyin Lite and Douyin Huoshan exceeded 100 million, which indicates that a combined DAU of all Douyin platforms could reach about 700 million. According […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Shoppers could soon buy JD products on Kuaishou platform
Kuaishou (Kwai) Technology and Jingdong (JD) Retail Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 27 May 2020 that enables users to buy JD products on Kuaishou platform directly.
China’s largest holographic AR app platform WiMi listed on NASDAQ
WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc., a holographic augmented reality (AR) application platform in China, started trading under the ticker symbol of “WIMI” on NASDAQ on 1 April 2020.
Insights of TikTok’s corporate accounts and TikTok Challenge
The number of Blue V accounts, corporate verified accounts with at least 1 post in the past 30 days, reached 158,000 on TikTok, 11.19 times compared to the same period last year, according to data collected by CaasData. TikTok Verified Corporate Accounts Culture & Art related accounts are still the majority among Blue V accounts, […]