WeChat monthly active users exceeded 1.16 billion in 2019, an increase of 6% YoY. The peak engagements are right before lunch and after work.
China Payment Market (Online & Mobile Payment)
In China, most consumers use Alipay or WeChat Pay mobile app for payment. Mobile payment penetration rate is about 95.1%. State-owned UnionPay leads the rest of payment platforms.
69% of outbound Chinese tourists made purchases on their mobile phones in 2018.
Mobile payment trends in China outbound tourism
The gap between residents of second-tier and third-tier cities and those from first-tier cities is rapidly narrowing in terms of per capita outbound destinations, travel expenditure, and travel budget according to a report from Nielsen.
Tencent highlights in Q3 2019; WeChat MAU grew to 1.15 billion
Tencent’s social media platform WeChat MAU grew to 1.15 billion and QQ mobile MAU 653.4 million in Q3 2019. WeChat Mini Programs DAU exceeded 300 million. Tencent revenues increased by 21% year-on-year, primarily driven by commercial payment services and other FinTech services, smart phone games, as well as social advertising.
Are you a foreigner visiting China? You can now use Alipay
Alipay has just introduced a version of its popular app designed specifically for international travelers to enjoy the ease of paying with their smartphones while visiting mainland China. And, no local mobile number or bank account is required.
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 mobile payment market overview 2019
The number of mobile payment users has reached a saturation point, and the growth is drawing to a close. According to an Ipsos survey, the penetration rate (i.e. ratio of users using the service within the last three months) is 95.1%. Although a relatively high growth rate as compared to the survey result of December […]
China’s top mobile payment apps compared: Alipay, Tenpay, Unionpay
The competition pattern of “duopoly” is still solid, while the competitiveness of UnionPay, a state-owned player, is improving. The penetration rates of Tenpay, inclusive of WeChat Pay and Mobile QQ Wallet, and Alipay are 89.2% and 69.5% respectively, with the number of estimated users reaching 940 million and 740 million respectively, according to an Ipsos […]
Top mobile payment apps in China in 2018
Market penetration of payment and settlement applications in China reached the highest point in December 2018 with an average DAUs of 157.9 million. Alipay is the distant leader with a penetration of 55.2%. Market penetration of payment and settlement apps reached 61.3% in December 2018, with an increase of 16.3% year-on-year. Its average DAU increased […]
Outbound Chinese tourists mobile payment usage 2019; average spend US$6,706
On average an outbound Chinese tourist plans to spend US$6,706 traveling overseas in 2019, up 15% from 2018. Product quality became the second most important factor to consider when shopping abroad. 69% of outbound Chinese tourists made purchases on their mobile phones in 2018. Chinese citizens made a total of 149.72 million outbound visits in […]
Average overseas spending per user on Alipay increased by nearly 11% over the Labour Day holiday
Alipay shared a study on the spending habits of Chinese visitors on the payment app over the Labour Day holiday (1–3 May) this year. The number of Chinese visitors in Singapore over the Labour Day holiday period almost doubled from last year.
China 3rd-party payment overview for Q4 2018
In Q4 2018, China’s third-party mobile payment grew by 7.78% to US$7 trillion in Q4 2018. Alipay (53.78%) and Tencent Finance (38.87%) combined had a total of 92.65% market share. The third-party internet payment market shrank by 3.48% quarter-on-quarter to US$0.94 trillion. The top 3 players accounted for 56.42% share of this market. 3rd-party mobile […]
WeChat total daily payment transactions exceeded 1 billion in 2018
The increase in Tencent’s revenues in Fintech in 2018 was driven by its take-rate on commercial transactions collected from merchants, cash withdrawal fees and credit card repayment charges collected from users, and the service fees from financial institutions for the distribution of FinTech products such as WeiLiDai and the wealth management products on our LiCaiTong […]
China’s payment and online banking mobile app market overview in 2018
China’s top 3 online banking players accounted for 36.7% of the total monthly active users of the online banking industry in December 2018. UnionPay QuickPass saw a high growth of 289.9% in monthly active users. Alipay’s daily active users grew by 20.2% to 320 million thanks to its Wufu campaign. Both online banking and payment & […]
Alipay to start charging for credit card repayment in March 2019
Alipay announced yesterday it will start charging for its service of credit card repayment from 26 March. Alipay users can still enjoy the service for free for up to 2,000 yuan credit card repayment every month.
Post-60s and post-70s the main driving force in China’s outbound tourism consumption
Singapore emerged the 3rd largest market in Southeast Asia for Chinese tourists spending over Chinese New Year, with an increase of 34% in average spending per Chinese tourist, according to findings from Alipay on overseas spending and mobile payment behavior of Chinese consumers across the 54 markets where Alipay is accepted during the 2019 Lunar […]