Chinese consumers aged between 15 and 49 years have a stronger passion for high tech products than those aged over 50, according to a report from Gfk. For 28% of consumers who aged between 15 and 19 years, having the latest household electronics is of equal importance as luxury cars or a second car. That […]
[REPORT] China e-commerce market snapshot 2018
The total GMV of China’s online shopping market totaled 6.1 trillion yuan (US$953 billion) in 2017, rising 29.6% from a year earlier and showing a pick-up in growth, according to the latest data from iResearch. China’s B2C online shopping market totaled 3.6 trillion yuan in 2017 accounting for 60% of the overall online shopping market […]
Over 6 million Chinese traveled to Europe in 2017; insights on custom Europe tourism
Customized Europe travel accounted for 10% of overall customized outbound travel with orders growing 130% in 2017 compared with the previous year, according to the latest report from Ctrip and COTRI. Find out the top source cities for custom trips to Europe, traveler preferences, and top growing cities for custom travel in China. Chinese took […]
China’s social mobile app Momo generated $435 mn in Q1 2018, 85% from live video
Momo announced its net revenues totaled US$435.1 million in Q1 2018, an increase of 64% from Q1 2017. Net income attributable to Momo Inc. increased by 59.6% to $129.9 million in Q1 2018 from $81.2 million in Q1 2017.
Top cross-border import e-commerce platforms in China in Q1 2018
The retail sales of China’s cross-border import e-commerce down by 21.9% to 82.1 billion yuan (US$12.86 billion) from Q4 2017. Tmall Global remains in the top spot with a market share of 27.8% followed closely by NetEase Kaola. This quarter didn’t see much change in the ranking of cross-border B2C platforms in China. Tmall Global […]
Apple’s App Store made US$3.5 bn in China in Q1 2018, up 29% YoY
In Q1 2018, Apple App Store generated 22.4 billion yuan (US$3.49 bn) from China, up 29% over Q1 2017. Mobile gaming apps took the largest share of 79% in revenues, but only saw an 18% increase year-on-year, well off that of entertainment apps (138%). The total number of downloads reached 2.5 billion in Q1 2018, representing […]
Private customized tourism becoming increasingly popular in China
Private customized travel has become increasingly popular with Chinese in 2017 and it is no more a privilege just for the rich. Ctrip had over one million customized orders and saw a 200% increase in revenues in 2017. There were 1658 users from different places chose the private customized travel with destinations covering 141 countries. […]
China’s mobile advertising market 2017
As of 2015, the share of app activation by ad promotion has kept growing for two consecutive years. In 2017, the share of app activation by ad promotion in China reached 10.6%, a year-on-year increase of 32.5%. iOS platform dominates the click volume of performance-based advertising in 2017 in China, whose share grew to 98.5% […]
China online travel market overview for Q4 2017
In Q4 2017, China online travel market saw a 12.3% year-on-year growth in transactions to 219.99 billion yuan (US$34.29 billion). Ctrip and Qunar jointly dominated this market with a combined share of 53.3%. Alibaba’s affiliated Fliggy ranked third with a share of 14.1%. In terms of subdivision market, online transportation took the largest share of […]
China third-party online / mobile payment market Q4 2017
The total transactions of China’s 3rd-party online payment market grew by about 5% QoQ in Q4 2017 while mobile payment continued strong growth of 28% QoQ. Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay continue to lead these markets. Third-party online payment in China The transaction value of China’s third-party online payment grew by 4.99% QoQ to 6,699.724 […]
Chinese tourists to Thailand to top 10 million in 2018
Tourism is a pillar of the Thai economy and contributes some 9% to its GDP. Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports expects around 38 million tourists to travel to Thailand this year, of which about 10 million will come from China. In fact, the number of Chinese tourists to Thailand reached a record peak of […]
China shared accommodation market to reach US$7.83 bn by 2020
China’s shared accommodation market generated a total transaction of 14.5 billion yuan (US$2.27 bn) in 2017, up 70.6% from a year earlier, according to State Information Center of China.
China’s cross-border e-commerce retail market forecast 2018-2021
China cross-border retail e-commerce sales are expected to exceed US$115 billion in 2018 with a growth rate of over 15% YoY and reach US$144 billion by 2021 according to data from Analysis.
Tencent platforms overview in Q1 2018; WeChat MAU exceeded 1 bn
Tencent announced total revenue of USD11.693 bn for Q1 2018, an increase of 48% from Q1 2017. Monthly active user accounts (“MAU”) of QQ was 805.5 million, a decrease of 6.4% YoY. Smart device MAU was up by 2.4% year-on-year to 694.1 million. WeChat MAU exceeded 1 billion.
Weibo monthly active users reached 411M, 93% from mobile in Q1 2018
With ad budget in China shifting toward mobile, social and video, Weibo saw its revenues benefiting from this secular trend. Its business with advertising and marketing revenue grew 79% year over year in Q1 2018 to $302.9 million, accounting for 86.6% of its total net revenues ($349.9 million, an increase of 76% YoY) according to […]