By 2022, 75% of consumer and small business loans will be made through automated processes supported by artificial intelligence, according to a forecast from IDC. Check out IDC’s top 10 forecasts for China’s financial services industry in 2021. 1. smart loan decision By the end of 2022, 75% of lending decisions in retail banking will […]
China saw first online payment using Digital Currency Electronic Payment
China’s first online order by Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DECP) was made by a Suzhou online shopper at JD.com on December 11, right after Suzhou’s government kicked off the Double 12 shopping festival and issued RMB 20 million DCEP in partnership with The People’s Bank of China, the central bank of China. The DCEP payment […]
China’s automobile sales expected to reach 25 million units in 2020
In November this year, China’s domestic automobile production and sales volume were 2.847 million and 2.77 million respectively, with a month on month increase of 11.5% and 7.6%, and year-on-year growth of 9.6% and 12.6% respectively.
Fortune picked 12 Chinese companies as the top 50 well positioned for growth
12 Chinese companies made it to the Future 50 index this year. Alibaba and Tencent made it to the list but the top 3 highest-ranked Chinese companies are TAL Education Group, WuXi AppTec, and Haidilao. BCG and Fortune created a Future 50 index to identify companies with the greatest capacity to continually reinvent their businesses […]
Meet JD Health, China’s largest online medical consultation platform
As JD Health’s listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange begins trading this week, the company is offering one month of free broadcasts by renowned doctors and medical experts. JD Health is a subsidiary of JD.com, Inc. JD Health is the largest online healthcare platform and the largest online retail pharmacy by revenue in China […]
China accounted for 29% of global semiconductor manufacturing equipment billing in Q3 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, the global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$19.4 billion, an increase of 30% year-on-year and a 16% increase compared with the second quarter. China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and North America ranked the top five in the third quarter of this year, according to quarterly turnover figures from SEMI. […]
How’s Alibaba Taobao Double 12 different from the Singles’ Day campaign?
Double 11 in November is the largest shopping festival in China and Alibaba promotes it with Tmall platform. Double 12, following Double 11 in December, is also an important annual campaign for e-commerce platforms. Taobao started Double 12 and this year is the 10th year. It has a new proposition: strengthening the user’s mind of Taobao […]
Baidu holds the most AI-related patents in China
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) holds the most AI-related patents and has filed the most AI-related patent applications of any company or organization in China, according to a recent study published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Baidu has been granted 2,682 AI-related patents and has filed a total of 9,364 AI-related patent applications […]
China game live streaming revenues to double by 2021
Tencent proposed that the top two online gaming streaming platforms Douyu and Huya enter into a stock-for-stock merger, as a result of which Huya or its subsidiary would acquire each outstanding ordinary share of Douyu. Is China’s game live streaming market that lucrative? Let’s dig into some data. Game live streaming users dropped to 68.12 […]
China consumer spending outlook 2024; return to pre-covid19 level in 2021
Six out of ten Chinese urban consumers (56%) want to live a happy family life; 46% of Chinese pursue a healthy lifestyle. According to the survey of Mintel, 39 percent of Chinese urban consumers want to travel.
Double 11 2020: Alibaba Tmall, JD Singles’ Day sales exceeded US$116 billion
Jingdong (JD.com) total 11-day sales during Double 11 2020 grew by 32% YoY and reached 271.5 billion yuan (US$41.02 bn) in GMV. Tmall’s 11-day Singles’ Day sales reached 498.2 billion yuan (US$75.27 billion) with an increase of 26% YoY.
5 key trends shaping the Chinese economy, accelerated by COVID-19
In a recent report, McKinsey pointed out five key trends shaping China’s economy, being accelerated by COVID-19 has accelerated.
China online gaming users hit 540 million in 2020
China online gaming users have grown to about 540 million or 57.4% of total internet users in the first half of 2020. Mobile online games users reached 536 million or 57.5% of total mobile internet users. According to CNNIC, 25.8% of mobile apps in the Chinese market are games, the largest category by total number […]
Top 10 FinTech companies in China in 2020
Ant Group has become the most valuable financial technology enterprise in China with a value of 2.1 trillion yuan. Credit Suisse expects Ant’s revenue to grow at 34% CAGR from 2019-2022e with digital fintech services as the key driver.
Short video market trends in China for 2020 (updated)
Internet traffic driven by short videos has become the new battlefield for many players in China. Content marketing enabled by short videos and live streaming has become an integral part of brand marketing, communication, sales, and operation strategies. Take a look at China’s short-video market status and be aware of differences between the top 2 […]