China proximity mobile payment users doubled in 2015 and there will be 195.3 million smartphone users using proximity mobile payment in 2016, an increase by 45.8%, according to eMarketer.
China advertising revenues forecast 2016-2018
Chinese users’ average daily time spend on digital media increased from 35.8% (1.78 hours per user) in 2011 to 50.4% (3.08 hours per user) in 2015 according to eMarketer.
Privacy and security are top concerns in China’s sharing economy
Privacy exposure is the top concerns in China’s sharing economy according to a Tencent survey. And, the financial gain is the top gain to 70% owners surveyed.
China Auto Vertical Maintenance E-commerce Report 2015
China car sales continued to grow and car ownership totalled 170 million in 2015, up 11.4% according to iResearch.
China Android App Stores Insights Q1 2016
The third-party mobile app stores had 444 million active usrs as of Q1 2016, led by Qihoo 360’s 360 Mobile Assistant (42.6%), Tencent’s Myapp (34.6%) and Baidu Mobile Assistant (25.5%).
China Online Travel Market Overview for Q1 2016
China online travel market reached 155.71 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2016, up 58.9% YoY or 14.7% QoQ, according the research company Analysis.
Where did past iPhone users go in China?
Penguin Intelligence, part of Tencent, recently conducted a survey on iPhone losing users in China.
China Travel Search User Overview 2015
The total number of person-trips in China travel market reached 4.12 billion with total tourism revenues of over 4 trillion yuan.
Chinese consumer confidence down but still strong in Q1 2016
Chinese Consumer Confidence measured at 105 in Q1 2016, a decrease of two points from Q4 2015 but still the sixth most confident country in the world, according to the latest Nielsen survey.
WeChat Official Accounts marketing insights 2016
Monthly active users of WeChat reached 762 million as of March in 2016 and has become a major platform for social communication.
China Southern Airlines ticket sales via WeChat almost tripled in 2015
China Southern Airlines launched its WeChat account in early 2013 and set up a dedicated marketing team. More than 200 products have been on sales on its e-commerce channels. WeChat users could reserve and buy tickets of China Southern Airlines.
China Skincare Products Users Insights 2016
Retail sales in China’s skincare and cosmetics products market will grow at an average annual rate of 12.8% from 2016 to 2019, much higher than the global average of 6.0%, and will top RMB 287 billion (USD 44 billion) in 2019 according to Euromonitor International.
95 out of 100 Chinese own a mobile phone in 2015
The number of mobile phone users reached 1.306 billion as of the end of December 2015 according to Ministry of Industry and Technology of China. The mobile phone user penetration rate reached 95.5 handsets among every 100 persons compared with 94.5 in 2014.
93% Chinese Tourists Travel with Mobile Devices
About 63% tourists sleep with mobile devices on the bed while traveling according to Expedia. 35% visitors believe they will be more dependent on mobile phones during travel than at home; and, 28% will battery charging carry about devices or spare batteries.
6 Million Chinese Tourists Visited Japan during CNY 2016
The number of outbound Chinese tourists surged during the Chinese New Year holidays in 2016 and many countries and regions have been ready to meet the Chinese tourist shopping tide. Japan, Thailand, and Australia were popular outbound destinations.