Short video penetration exceeded 70% in Q3 2019 with 810 million active users in Sep. The growth is still strong with about 25% YoY increase in MAU. ByteDance dominates China’s short video segment with three mobile apps – TikTok (Douyin), Xigua, and Huoshan with a total penetration of 72.1% in Sep 2019. Kuaishou and Baidu […]
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Mobile shopping users and top e-commerce apps in China in Q3 2019
China’s online shopping users reached 370 million on desktop and over 1 billion unique mobile devices in September 2019. They use an average of 2.22 mobile apps and 6.3 hours on shopping. Missfresh beats Alibaba’s HemaFresh by total users in tier-1 cities. Also, check out the top mobile shopping apps by growth and total MAU. […]
China internet users overview for Q3 2019; lower-tier youths have strong spending power
The unique active devices of China mobile internet grow slightly to 1.41 billion units in September 2019; and, the active users on PC is about 500 million. The daily average usage time of mobile internet in China grew 7.3% YoY. And, the top mobile app categories by the average usage time growth are short videos. […]
Xiaomi in Q3 2019; IoT platform saw 213 million connected devices
The number of connected IoT devices on Xiaomi’s IoT platform reached approximately 213.2 million in Q3 2019, up 62.0% YoY. The number of users who have five or more devices connected to Xiaomi’s IoT platform increased to 3.5 million, an increase of 78.7%. MAUof MIUI, Xiaomi’s Android-based operating system, reached 291.6 million. In September 2019, […]
China smartphone market in Q3 2019; Huawei 42% market share
Worldwide smartphone shipments increased 0.8% year over year in Q3 2019 after seven quarters of decline and Huawei doubled down on China, according to IDC. In total, companies shipped a total of 358.3 million smartphones during the quarter, which was up 8.1% QoQ.
China tablet market share in Q3 2019; Apple and Huawei have a combined 80% share
The tablet market saw 37.6 million units shipped globally for a year-over-year increase of 1.9% in the third quarter of 2019 according to IDC. The top companies by total shipment in Q3 are Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Huawei, and Lenovo. Apple leads the global tablet market with a 21.8% growth rate over last year, followed by […]
Meituan annual paying users up 14% to 436 million in Q3 2019
Total Gross Transaction Volume (GTV) on Meituan platform grew by 33.6% to RMB194.6 billion in Q3 2019 from RMB145.7 billion for Q3 2018 according to its financial results. Annual Transacting Users on Meituan platform grew by 14.0% to 435.8 million from 382.3 million in Q3 2018.
Spending per buyer on Pinduoduo grew 75% to US$219 in Q3 2019
Pinduoduo’s 12-month GMV ended September 30, 2019 was RMB840.2 billion (US$2,117.5 billion), an increase of 144% YoY. Its total revenues in Q3 2019 were RMB7,513.9 million (US$1,051.2 million), an increase of 123% YoY.
Alibaba, Baidu, Xiaomi in the top 5 global smart speaker brands by total shipment in Q3 2019
Global smart speaker market shipment reached 28.6 million units in Q3 2019 with an increase of 44.9% according to research company Canalys. Amazon led the market with 10.4 million smart speakers shipment.
Discount e-commerce platform Vipshop active customers increased by 21% in Q3 2019
Vipshop (NYSE: VIPS), a leading online discount retailer for brands in China, reported 17% YoY growth in GMV to RMB 31.7 billion (US$4.51 billion) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. The number of active customers of Vipshop for Q3 2019 increased by 21% year over year to 32.0 million from 26.5 million in […]
Trip.com (Ctrip) int’l hotel business grows by 50% in Q3 2019
China’s leading OTA Ctrip officially changed its corporate name to “Trip.com Group Limited” on October 25, 2019, and its ticker to “TCOM” on November 5, 2019. Trip.com Group operates a family of travel brands, which mainly consists of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, and Qunar.
Entertainment platform Bilibili’s MAU grew by 38% in Q3 2019
Bilibili (NASDAQ: BILI), a popular online entertainment platform for young generations in China, had 127.9 million monthly active users (MAUs) in the third quarter of 2019, an increase of 38% YoY according to its financial results.
JD in Q3 2019: Pinduoduo killer launched, monthly active users up 36%
Jingdong’s (JD) annual active customer accounts increased to 334.4 million in the twelve months ended in Q3 2019 from 321.3 million in the twelve months ended in Q2 2019. Meanwhile, Alibaba’s active consumers on its China retail marketplaces reached 693 million.
Weibo monthly active users grew slightly to 497 million in Q3 2019
Weibo’s monthly active users were 497 million in September 2019, a net addition of approximately 51 million users year-over-year. Mobile MAUs represented approximately 94% of MAUs.
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.