WeChat now hosts more than 14 million WeChat official accounts, used by companies, retailers, and brands to interact with the public.
Guangdong province leads China’s online retail market with over 23% share
On October 13th, Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Statistics released consumer goods market data showing that in 2016, Guangdong’s final consumer spending contributed more than half of the province’s economic growth, and the online retail market ranked first in the country, with online retail sales of 1.14 trillion yuan (US$178.7 billion), accounting for 23.1% of online […]
China’s online education market overview Q3 2017, up 50.9%
China’s online education market totaled 71.42 billion yuan in Q3 2017 with an increase of 50.9% YoY or 27.3% QoQ according to data from Analysis. The top 3 categories of online education market in China by total MAU are secondary/primary school education (95.4 million), children education (55.3 million), and foreign language learning (34.4M). The top […]
Uniqlo’s Secret Recipe to Success on Alibaba Double 11
Uniqlo has been a sales leader on Tmall during Singles’ Day (Nov. 11th, or Double 11, major Chinese e-commerce event comparable to Cyber Monday in the US). This year’s 11.11 marks the 9th one held by Taobao and Tmall, and the 8th in which Uniqlo has participated; this year Uniqlo launched its 11.11 promotions in-store […]
Yu’E Bao users 50 year-old and above grew by 40% in Q3 2017
Alibaba recently released a report entitled “Mom and Dad’s Mobile Internet life” which shows that the national middle-aged preferred 3C and home appliances when shopping online.
China online retail market overview for Q3 2017; led by Tmall and JD with 86% combined share
China online retail market totaled 1.8 trillion yuan (US$271 billion) in Q3 2017 with a growth rate of 38.7% YoY according to data from Analysis. The online B2C market reached 985.44 billion yuan (US$148.56 bn) with an increase of 39.1% YoY. The total transactions on Tmall grew by 47% YoY in Q3 2017 or 7.4% QoQ, […]
China smartphone market in Q3 2017; 4 out of 10 using Huawei or iPhone
iPhone and Huawei smartphones showed retention rates of 18.5% and 18.1% in China respectively as of September 2017 according to data from Jiguang. OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Samsung followed iPhone and Huawei in Q3 2017 in terms of smartphone retentions. iPhone users are mainly concentrated in tier-1 Chinese cities. Top 5 smartphone brands by sales […]
China cross-border e-commerce market overview for Q3 2017
Cross-border e-commerce has increasingly become a mainstream way for Chinese consumers to access imported goods without traveling abroad or paying large markups at domestic supermarkets. Over the past few quarters, it has shown explosive growth, led by JD Worldwide, Tmall Global, and specialty platform Netease Kaola. China’s cross-border e-commerce retail market reached 81.57 billion yuan […]
China rural e-commerce report in H1 2017
According to the Report on China’s Rural E-Commerce Development (2016-2017), online retail sales in rural areas in the first half of 2017 totaled 537.6 billion yuan (US$81.0 billion), up 38.1% over the same period last year, a rate 4.9 percentage points higher than that in urban areas. Rural online sales now account for 17.3% of […]
Over 3/4 China smartphone users to use phone payment in 2017
More than three-quarters (76.3%) of smartphone users (461.4 million) in China will use phone payment for goods and services at the point of sale (POS) in 2017 according to eMarketer, raising its projections by more than 86.0%.
China Double 11 Shopping Festival Sales Statistics 2017
In the ninth year of the world’s largest 24-hour shopping event, this year’s Tmall Double 11 2017 will showcase:
WeChat Statistics Report Q3 2017; MAU reached 980 million
Last update: 15 Nov 2017 WeChat team released the WeChat Data Report 2017 showing 902 million average daily logged in users in September 2017, up 17% year-over-year and 38 billion messages sent on WeChat everyday.
Hong Kong retail sales recovered in Sept 2017
Growth in Hong Kong retail sales remained positive in September 2017, up 1.5%year-on-year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse™ Hong Kong Report.
China’s Online Retail Trends of Devices Sales in Q3 2017
The 10 charts from IDC China show the online retail channel trends for the various devices between the Q1 2016 and Q3 2017. They essentially highlight that the online retail channel continues to be an important channel for the sale of devices in China. The share of online retailers continues to grow for projectors, making up […]
Mobile advertising market overview in China in H1 2017
Mobile advertising spends of internet services in China are the largest category in the first half of 2017, followed by Food & Beverage, IT products, and retail. P&G is the largest mobile advertiser with over 500 million yuan total spending, followed by Unilever and Shanghai General Motors (SGM). Mobile search (33%) is the top channel […]