In May 2015, CTR, a Chinese reserach company, announced a new report on China advertising market, which focused on key industries and top advertising marketing companies.
China’s Top 30 Mobile Internet Companies in 2015
Forbes China in April released a list of Top 30 Mobile Internet Companies in China in 2015, which records the revenue of China’s technological companies on the mobile internet. Tencent ranks first with the mobile revenue of RMB 22.171 billion (USD$ 3.571 billion), and Xiaomi is the only hardware manufacturer on the list.
Over 200K Taobao Fraud Transaction Accounts Targeting Uber
In the costly-spending O2O field, almost all firms have a grievous history of fraud transactions and anti-fraud transactions. Uber, Didi, and other vehicle calling services have become the trades favoured by many over the past two years, due to their high-profile spending of scores of millions US dollars every day.
Chinese Luxury Traveler Insights 2015
The Hurun Report recently published The Chinese Luxury Traveler 2015, for the fourth consecutive year. The report revealed the features of Chinese traveling enthusiasts, including their decision-making process, social media habit, travel trend, sales and gifting preference.
How WeChat Drives Viral Marketing of Local Specialities
An article called Why I Left Tencent to Sell Chaoshan Specialities received over 100,000 views within 6 hours since published on WeChat.
China Online Gaming & Mobile Gaming Market in Q1 2015
China online gaming market exceeded 30 billion yuan for the first time and reached 32.08 billion yuan (US$ ) in Q1 2015, an increase of 8% QoQ with 24.7% growth YoY according to iResearch.
WeChat Simplifies “Receive Payment” Process
In WeChat’s latest update this week, a new feature allows users to collect payment in easier way by simply clicking on the plus icon in the main interface.
Baidu: the 14th Largest Media Owner in the World
According to ZenithOptimedia’s new report Top Thirty Global Media Owners 2015, Baidu is now the fourteenth-largest media owner in the world growing 43% YoY. In the Top 30 list, Google ranked on top, followed by Walt Disney and Comcast.
Ctrip Acquired eLong for US$400 Mln
Ctrip announced its investment in eLong last Friday through acquiring eLong shares from certain selling shareholders, including Expedia together with several other investors. Ctrip acquired a 37.6% equity stake in eLong for a total purchase price of approximately $400 million.
Momo Monthly Active Users Exceeded 78 Mln in Q1 2015
The number of monthly active users (“MAU”) on Momo was 78.1 million in March 2015, an increase of 83% YoY according to its press release.
China Online Travel Market Exceeded US$15 Bln in Q1 2015
The total transactions of China online travel market reached 94.76 billion yuan (USD 15.28 billion) in Q1 2015, an increase of 51.3% YoY or 9.4% QoQ.
China B2B E-commerce Market in Q1 2015
China B2B e-commerce market reached RMB 5.48 billion (USD 883 million) in Q1 2015, an decrease of 1.6% QoQ according to Analysis International.
Mobile: Almost 1/3 of Online Video Ad Revenue in China in Q1 2015
China online video market reached RMB 6.81 billion (US$1.1 billion) in Q1 2015, a decrease of 7.5% QoQ and an increase of 74.7% YoY. In 2014, total transaction value of China online video market was RMB23.97 billion(US$3.88 billion) with an increase of 76.4% from the same period of last year. Advertising is still the main […]
China’s Mobile OS Market Snapshot in Q1 2015
About 2/3 Apple users upgraded to iOS8 in Q1 2015 according to Tencent’s data covering 1.7 billion devices.
Chinese Spending Accounted for 40% of Total Foreigners’ in Japan in Q1 2015
The total spending of foreigners visiting Japan in Q1 2015 reached 706.6 billion yen, an increase of 64.4% YoY according to Japan’s “Chinese Herald”. Chinese travelers’ total spending accounted almost 40% of total.