Recently, Beijing police cracked down six Chinese online PR companies, which colluded with agents and web workers to delete online content illegally for cash. More than ten suspects were involved and arrested for the crime of illegal business operation, bribing non-government workers and non-government workers accepting bribes. 19 suspects had been approved to arrest, involving […]
Mobile Taobao Launched New Voice Search
Mobile Taobao revealed on November 26 2013 about its new functions in new mobile Taobao app, including the most advanced voice search technique in China.
Active Chinese Credit Card Holders Still Focusing On Basis (4 Part Series)
This is part 1 of a series of posts that walk you through a variety of stats on China credit card users. Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. iResearch released China credit card holders behavior report from 2012 to 2013 in the recent. From October 2012 to October 2013, Chinese credit card holders showed a […]
Mobile Broadband Became Daily Life Necessity in China
Ericsson Consumer Lab published Chinese city telecom 2013 report, according to which China mobile broadband had become daily life necessity, more than 70% Chinese smartphone users surfed mobile internet in public transportation. App based mobile broadband services would cover every aspects of city life, improving city life satisfactory. Besides, Chinese consumers had less experience of […]
China Wechat App Developers 2013 Report
WeMedia published China wechat app developers 2013 report on November 22 2013, the first report about Chinese wechat app developing industry situation.
China’s First News Crowdfunding Website
China’s first news crowdfunding website was founded on November 28 2013; journalists and freelance journalists could set up their news reporting projects on this platform to raise fund online. A Chinese freelance journalist said if this was recognized in China, it could offer financial support for freelance journalists.
China Internet User Stats Report for Q3 2013
iResearch released its core data report in Q3 2013, according to which the number of China internet user went up a little in Q3, having reached 480 million in September.
Renren Released New Version App To Retarget Students
Renren released their new mobile app on November 26 2013, re-positioning to target young students as their core users. It could also be viewed as the return of Renren. In 2009, Renren changed its name from “xiaonei” to “renren” and allowed non-student users to register accounts. It encountered strong objects from some students then, they […]
China To Account for 30% Global Smartphone Market in 2017
NPD’s newest Smartphone Quarterly report released on November 25 2013 estimated the smartphone sales would be 1.8 billion in 2017, 82% of total mobile phones. In Q3 2013, smartphone penetration rate was 55%, and the compound annual growth rate in the next five years would reach 21% while non-smartphone would decrease at an annual rate […]
China Mobile IM Market Accumulated Acccounts Hit 1.57b
According to EnfoDesk, China Mobile IM market accumulated accounts hit 1.57 billion in Q3 2013, increasing 6.1% quarterly.
China TV Open Rate Dropped To 30%
According to China SARFT, or State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, China TV open rate has dropped from 70% to 30% in 2013. The report showed that under the impact of PC, tablet and smartphone, TV open rate dropped from 70% three years ago to 30% in 2013. Senior became the majority of traditional […]
Top China Social Network Sharing Websites in Oct 2013
According to Jia This, a social sharing aggregation provider which offers sharing and favorite buttons for over 800,000 Chinese websites, Qzone ranked the top in October social network sharing platforms. Wechat rose from the sixth to fourth, and renren dropped from fifth to sixth in October.
10% China Mobile Internet User Spending Over 8 Hrs on Mobile
36kr.com and 3g.qq.com did a survey about mobile internet user behavior online, collecting 92,000 sample via 3g.qq.com. Most of respondents were between 23-30 years old, with 41.9%.
Mobile App Monthly Active Accounts of China’s Major Banks in Oct 2013
According to Enfodesk, CCB(China Construction Bank) had 4 million monthly active accounts in October 2013, with 3.7 monthly using times. Followed by ICBC(Industrial and Commercial Bank of China), with 1.564 million active accounts and 3.3 using times. ABC(Agricultural Bank of China) ranked the third with 1.375 million active accounts and 4.9 monthly using times. BOC(Bank […]
The Secrets Of Xiaomi Marketing Success in China
Xiaomi, claiming as Apple of China, has been extremely successful after three years of set up. By the end of September 2013, Xiaomi 2 (including 2A/2S) sold out 10 million in 11 months. MIUI users surpassed 20 million. It is expected to sell over 18 million smartphones in 2013, and the estimated sales will be […]