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 […]
China’s Post-90s Favor Mobile Shopping
Mobile transaction occupied 20% of total on Double 11, and the transaction grew 560% compared to 2012. This was regarded as the omen of mobile shopping outbreak. Nearly half of post-90s used mobile phone to purchase on Double 11, 2013. It means that online shopping began to transfer from PC to mobile.
Come Meet China’s Tuhao
Tuhao has been a hot word all over the media, it represents rich Chinese who love to show off their wealth on internet while claiming to be poor. According to an article from Sydney Morning Herald, China’s vulgar rich: befriended but unloved, a crowdsourced translation call on China’s social media yielded “new money,” “slumdog millionaire,” the “riChinese” […]
11 Business Models of Chinese Internet Enterprises
Today we’ll share an overview of how China internet enterprises make money via these eleven common business models.
China Mobile Internet 2013 Development Report
iResearch announced its China mobile internet 2013 development report on November 18 2013 at China Hi-Tech Fair in Shenzhen, that China mobile internet market reached 165.04 billion yuan (USD 26.92 billion) with YoY increase of 94.1% in 2013.
Alipay Yu’E Bao Fund Reached 100 Billion Yuan
Tianhong Asset Management announced on November 14 2013 that Yu’E Bao fund users surpassed 30 million, fund size reached 100 billion yuan (USD 16.32 billion). It was the first Chinese money fund over 100 billion yuan, ranking 51 in the world.