In the first quarter of 2019, Xiaomi recorded RMB43.8 billion in revenue, representing an increase of 27.2% over the corresponding period of 2018. Profit for Q1 2019 grew to RMB3.2 billion and Adjusted Net Profit grew 22.4% year-on-year to RMB2.1 billion.
E-commerce platform Pinduoduo saw huge increases in both revenues and operating losses in Q1 2019
Pinduoduo’s GMV in the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2019 was RMB557.4 billion (US$2 83.1 billion), an increase of 181% from RMB 198.7 billion in the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2018 according to its unaudited financial results.
China internet usage overview: desktop vs. mobile
The monthly unique visitors across the desktop devices dropped by 3.9% year-on-year to 509 million in 2018. Average time spent consuming media content on mobile devices per user is 2.3 times more than that of the desktop. The online communication platforms led by Tencent’s WeChat and QQ are home to over one billion unique devices […]
China digital video market overview 2019
Home to 1,240 million monthly unique devices in December 2018, video services’ market penetration reached 92.2%. The short video is one of the key driving engines with 730 million monthly unique devices. 62.7% of online video users are under 35 years old. Youku is more popular among male users while MangoTV attracted more female users. […]
iQiyi’s total members grew by 58% in Q1 2019
The number of iQiyi’s total subscribing members reached 96.8 million as of March 31, 2019, 98.6% of whom were paying subscribing members. This compares to 61.3 million of total subscribing members as of March 31, 2018, up 58% year over year.
Tencent performance in Q1 2019; WeChat MAU exceeds 1.1 billion
Tencent’s total revenues in Q1 2019 were RMB85,465 million (USD12,693 million), an increase of 16% over the first quarter of 2018 according to Tencent’s announced financial results.
Ad revenues & market shares of China’s top 16 internet companies
Total advertising revenues of 16 leading internet companies in China surged by 39% to US$57.28 billion in 2018. The BAT together accounted for over 70% of the total. Qutoutiao, ByteDance, Bilibili, and Meituan are among the fastest-growing ones with annual growth exceeding 100%. The leading internet companies still earned a lot from online advertising in […]
Outbound Chinese tourists mobile payment usage 2019; average spend US$6,706
On average an outbound Chinese tourist plans to spend US$6,706 traveling overseas in 2019, up 15% from 2018. Product quality became the second most important factor to consider when shopping abroad. 69% of outbound Chinese tourists made purchases on their mobile phones in 2018. Chinese citizens made a total of 149.72 million outbound visits in […]
Top Chinese mobile apps by UVs in March 2019
The top 10 Chinese mobile apps by UVs are WeChat, QQ, Taobao, iQiyi, Sogou Input, Alipay, Weibo, QQLive, Baidu Search, and Amap according to data from iResearch for March 2019. Check out the chart below for the top 30. The top two mobile apps are instant messenger apps from Tencent. WeChat’s monthly UV exceeded 1.1 […]
A Chinese retailer’s digital transformation journey
Last November, Tianhong’s Junshang 3019sp@ce supermarket officially upgraded to a WeChat payment smart retail store. The number of cashiers reduced from 15-20 to only two on that day, most of which were replaced by self-checkout machines.
Taobao to enable farmers to find new markets and customers
Taobao will leverage its live streaming technology to help incubate 1,000 key opinion leaders in China’s countryside in an effort to boost rural development according to Alibaba. By helping farmers go online, Taobao aims to enable farmers to find new markets and customers from their homegrown products.
China social media users’ content preference by education levels 2019
WeChat and QQ have similar reach among users with different educational backgrounds. Weibo reached less than 30% of the 378 million users with a low education background; its penetration among users with a bachelor’s Degree was nearly 50%. Only 15% users with a low education background used Bilibili, comparing to 45.8% users with a bachelor’s […]
Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent investment overview
China’s leading internet companies such as Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent, a.k.a. BAT, also compete in the investment. In 2018, companies received around 2.6 billion yuan investment from Baidu, over 12.7 billion yuan from Tencent, and near 40 billion yuan from Alibaba.
5 consumption trends of post-90s on Tmall Global
There are five trends of China’s post-90s and post-95s consumers’ consumption on Tmall Global. They care very much about their appearances and spend a lot on skincare; they expect tasty health supplement; and, they like overseas street fashion, smart home, pet companion. They couldn’t care less about facial skincare Post-90s and post-95s consumers are willing […]
Tmall Global overview in 2018
Tmall Global introduced 122% more overseas brands in 2018, over 80% of which enter into the Chinese market for the first time. China cross-border import retail e-commerce grew to a US$16.86bn market in Q4 2018, led by Tmall Global, NetEase Kaola, and JD Worldwide. CBNData and Tmall Global forecast the number of Chinese consumers who […]