Alibaba Cloud has launched a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product Energy Expert, a sustainability platform to help customers worldwide measure, analyze and manage the carbon emissions of their business activities and products.
China digital transformation spending forecast 2021-2026
The Chinese government’s digital economy related planning during the 14th Five Year Plan period provides good policy and financial support. The total digital economy related investment in the next five years will be 15-20 trillion yuan. COVID-19 and other emergencies further highlight the value of digitalization. IDC’s survey in 2021 shows that due to the […]
China’s 618 Shopping Festival 2022; Apple’s Tmall sales exceeded US$2 bn
According to the data by Nint, a digital retail data service provider, as of the end of the first round of 618 Shopping Festival 2022 (June 3), the estimated sales of 59 brands in a single category (hereinafter referred to as sales) exceeded 100 million in the 36 categories counted.
JD.com launched a cross-border B2B platform targeting overseas merchants
JD Worldwide, the international business of JD.com (Jingdong), launched a cross-border B2B platform Joybuy on June 18 2022. Joybuy connects overseas merchants with high-quality Chinese factories through the company’s selected supplier network.
China’s commercial service robot market overview 2022
In 2021, China’s commercial service robot market reached US $84 million (about RMB 540 million), with a year-on-year growth rate of 110.4%, according to data from IDC. Keenon Robot, Pudu Tech, CSJ Bot, Orion Star and other manufacturers lead the market. In the future, refined operation, pan catering, and overseas business will become an important […]
Top Chinese liquor brand Moutai starts selling ice cream
Selling ice cream in Maotai is not a fad, but a long plan. Maotai has initially launched three flavors of ice cream: original, vanilla, and tiramisu, selling at 39 yuan (US$5.8). According to its official disclosure, the R&D team is still experimenting with other Maotai ice cream of various flavors. In the future, Maotai will […]
China Internet of Things market forecast 2021-2026
In 2021, the global Internet of Things (enterprise-level) expenditure reached $690.26 billion and is expected to reach $1.1 trillion in 2026, with a five-year (2022-2026) compound growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7%, according to data from IDC. Among them, China’s enterprise market will reach US$294 billion in 2026, with a compound growth rate (CAGR) of 13.2%. […]
How Watsons China’s online sales almost doubled in 2021
Watsons China’s total revenue in 2021 was HK$22.77 billion, a year-on-year increase of 14%, the largest increase in the past five years. Watsons’ online sales increased by 94%, providing a strong impetus for the recovery of performance. Watsons’ long-term digital transformation has initially yielded fruitful results, which has become its biggest driving force to resist […]
China’s edge computing server market forecast 2022-2025
China’s edge computing server market reached US$3.31 billion in 2021, an increase of 23.9% over 2020. IDC predicts that from 2020 to 2025, the annual compound growth rate of the edge computing servers market in China will reach 22.2%, higher than 20.2% in the world. According to the deployment location, IDC classifies edge computing into […]
China tablet shipment up 8% in Q1 2022
In the first quarter of 2022, the shipment of China’s tablet market was about 6.76 million units, a year-on-year increase of 8.1%, according to the latest IDC data. With the adaptation to the new market situation, the global tablet computer shipment in the first quarter of 2022 decreased by 2.1% year-on-year to 39.13 million units. […]
China tourism revenues down 43% in Labor Day golden week 2022
During the five-day “May Day” holiday in 2022, China saw 160 million domestic person-trips, a year-on-year decrease of 30.2%, and recovered to 66.8% in the same period before the epidemic according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
China smart device market overview 2022
Smart Home is the largest smart device segment in China with over 185 million monthly active users, followed by Wearable, Smart Automobile, Smart Accessories, and Smart Health. Huawei Sports is the top smart device app with over 69.07 million MAU, followed by Xiaomi’s Mijia app (86 million MAU). Huawei has the largest smart device share […]
Mobile reach in 2022: Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, ByteDance, Kuaishou
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 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’s digital currency eCNY reached 261 million digital wallets
As of December 31, 2021, there had been more than 8.0851 million eCNY (China’s Central Bank Digital Currency or CBDC) pilot scenarios, reaching 261 million personal digital wallets and a total transaction of 87.565 billion yuan (US$13.78 billion), according to Zou Lan, director of the financial market department of the People’s Bank of China at […]