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Chinese influencer platforms: Weibo, Douyin, Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu

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Each of the biggest influencer community platforms, including Weibo, Douyin (TikTok’s Chinese version), Kuaishou (Kwai’s Chinese version), and Xiaohongshu, has its own characteristics and features, which also come from the differences in terms of KOL follower bases. Top 10,000 KOLs by Total Followers Weibo: after years of operation and user retention, all of the Top […]

AI + Retail market in China to reach US$390 million by 2020

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In 2019, the scale of AI + retail market reached 650 million yuan (US$95 million) in China. With the continuous improvement of AI solution capability and increasing demand, it is estimated that the market will reach 2.67 billion yuan (US$390 million) by 2022, and CAGR will reach 44.6% in 2018-2022. The main reason for the […]

China’s podcast market overview; US$4 billion in 2020, up 55%

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With over 490 million users, China’s podcast market grew by over 55% YoY to 17.58 billion in 2019. Podcast in China is estimated to exceed 27 billion yuan (US$3.95 bn) in 2020 and double by 2020.  The number of podcast users grew by over 30% to 490 million in 2019. On average, a podcast user […]

Meet China’s Generation Z

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China has the largest group of Generation Z (Gen Z) in the world with a population of 149 million. Gen Z is between 15 and 23-year-old and will account for 40% of consumption power in 2020. Their average time spend on mobile internet is 4.7 hours per day. And, they like Zhihu, Tantan, Xiaohongshu more […]

The war is on between Alibaba and Meituan

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Alibaba and Meituan could become a serious threat to each other. For Alibaba, it’s critical for its success in the local services sector with high hopes on Ele.me and Alipay. Lei Wang took on the role of CEO after Alibaba acquired Ele.me at US$9.5 billion in 2018. He then proposed that acquiring 50% of the […]

Consumers sales rise across several categories during China’s Qixi Festival period

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Maybe it’s weird to you but China has several valentine’s days to celebrate, including the February 14th, 520 Day (or Chinese Internet Valentine’s Day), and Qixi Festival. The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in mythology. It falls on […]

Chinese EV maker XPeng eyes for $1.11 bn IPO in the US

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Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng hopes to raise up to $1.11 billion in its IPO in New York. It said on 21 August 2020 it intends to sell 85 million shares American depositary share (ADS), each representing two class A ordinary share, priced between $11 and $13 per share.

China saw over 30 billion mobile payment transactions in Q2 2020, up 27%

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China’s central bank People’s Bank of China released the overall situation of payment system operation in the second quarter of 2020. The number of ATM cards issued in use nationwide was 8.658 billion, up 1.52% month on month. There are 6.18 bank cards per capita in China. In the second quarter, there were 30.141 billion […]

China summer consumer products sales overview in 2020

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In July 2020, food (non-fresh) and non-alcoholic beverages, alcohol, fresh produce, sun protection, and cooling products have gotten more attention from consumers across the country, according to data shared by Jingdong. The southern provinces of Guangdong and Zhejiang saw alcohol transaction volume increase 60% YoY. In Hubei and Hebei, the transaction volume of food and […]

Top 10 AI Cities in China

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The Intelligent Cities Index China by The University of Sydney provides a ranking of Chinese cities according to their activity in the emerging field of Artificial Intelligence. It provides a resource for decision-makers and stakeholders who want to gain a regional and geographic overview of AI activity in China.

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