You’re mistaken if you think Chinese don’t pay for mobile app and only use pirated software. According to a survey by GameLook in August this year, Chinese mobile app including tablets and mobile phones’ revenue ranked the fifth in the world. The U.S. ranked the top, followed by Japan, South Korea and the UK.
China Social Travel White Paper in 2013
CIC and GroupM jointly released China social travel white paper in 2013. By collecting and analyzing social media discussion and related information, they classified Chinese travelers into five categories which could be helpful for brands to make market strategies. China National Tourism Administration estimated that Chinese tourism industry would reach 2.9 trillion yuan (USD 471.4 […]
China’s Tier 2, 3 Cities’ Mobile Internet Growth Surpassed Tier One
According to a report released by Dianping, a Yelp like top review website in China, tier two and three cities’ mobile internet growth speed surpassed tier one cities for the first time.It also showed that mobile consumers had become more localized and personalized, the need for services kept growing. Dianping’s mobile life report in 2013 […]
Hurun: Tencent’s CEO Pony Ma The Richest on IT Rich List
Hurun Report, a monthly magazine best known for its China Rich List, released its China IT Rich List on September 23 2013. This is the 11th time that Hurun released the top 50 China IT Rich List. Pony Ma, Tencent’s CEO, surpassed Robin Li the first time in four years to be the richest man […]
Mobile Consumers Favor Online Shopping Mall
Ader, a mobile advertising platform owned by renren, released its mobile internet user behavior report in 2013. It said that mobile devices became one of the important tools for getting information and mobile changed the shopping behavior. More than half mobile users shopped in online malls. 86% said they would search on mobile to get […]
Taobao Launched Package Forwarding Service for Singapore & Malaysia
Taobao has launched package forwarding service for Singapore and Malaysia recently. When you purchase on Taobao or Tmall, your products would be send to forwarders first. It gives you flexibility to choose ship your package separately or together. You can check your package logistics information in your Taobao account. Now, the service covers Hong Kong, […]
China The Third Largest Cross-Border Online Shopping Destination
Paypal released its report on China SME cross-border e-commerce export, and it showed that China had become the third cross-border online shopping destination, right after the U.S. and the UK. But it also found that 63% China SME didn’t optimize their websites for mobile devices as mobile shopping grew more and more popular. This might lead […]
China To Promote Cross Border E-Commerce
Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman revealed on an e-commerce press conference on September 26, 2013 several policies regarding the development of cross-border e-commerce have been tested in pilot cities such as Shanghai. It would be promoted nationwide. At present, the number of cross-border e-commerce enterprises has reached 5,000. And the number of enterprises participated in […]
Nokia Market Share by Volume Rose to 10% in September 2013
According to Taobao and other distribution channels, Nokia’s market share by volume was over 10% in September 2013. In 2013, Lumia series sold out 4.4 million in quarter one, 5.6 million in quarter two, and 7.2 million in quarter three. In September 2013, Nokia feature phone 1050 ranked top in Taobao, with 47,230 phones sold […]
Windows Dominated 91.32% OS Market in China
In August 2013, Windows Operating System XP occupied about 60% market share by volume, ranking the first. Windows 7 ranked the second, with 27.28% market share by volume, only half of Windows XP. All Windows OP market share dropped a little in August, except for Windows 8.
1688.com Suppliers Integrated in Taobao Search
Alibaba has connected its B2B platform 1688.com with its C2C platform Taobao. Last September, Alibaba integrated 1688 accounts with Taobao ones. Now, Alibaba integrated 1688 suppliers and wholesalers information in Taobao search results. For example, if you search “steel” in Taobao, you can get 4 products displayed in the search results, with company name, location […]
China Top 10 Computer Brands in July 2013
In July 2013, top 10 computer brands in online shopping is shown above. Lenovo ranked the top with 33.3% market share by volume. Followed by ASUS, Acer and Dell. Average price of Lenovo computers sold online was 4,371 yuan (USD 710). Sony ranked the sixth with 4.4% market share, but it had the highest average […]
91% Chinese Apple Fan Purchased Gold iPhone 5S
According to Localytics report on iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Within 72 hours of launch, more than 91% Chinese apple fans purchased iPhone 5S. One explanation is that iPhone 5S has the gold color version, iPhone 5C doesn’t. Besides, it also found out that the United Kingdom had the closest purchasing percentage. iPhone 5S vs […]
Alibaba B2B Single Day Transaction Broke USD 679 Million
1688.com, Alibaba’s domestic B2B platform in China, announced on September 5 2013, that the total amount of online transaction on September 4 2013 broke 4.19 billion yuan (USD 679 million). A new record in global B2B market. On September 4, 2013, 230,000 sellers on 1688 made 2.52 million transactions, online transaction in single day mounted […]
China Mobile Search Market Update for Q2 2013
According to iResearch, the number of total China mobile search users reached 390 million in Q2 2013. China mobile search market is not mature yet. Mobile search technology needs improvement to offer better user experience.