Mobile apps have covered all aspects of our life, including social communication, life services, information and entertainment and other. By 2015 Q3, 3.1 million smartphones have installed foreign applications according to TalkingData, accounting for about one-quarter of the overall mobile internet users.
The Top 10 Fashion Websites in China in August 2015
In August 2015, the average daily reach of fashion websites in China was 13.24 million users. The top ten websites by daily reach accounted for 3.8% of total internet users in China according to iResearch.
China Tier-3 & Tier-4 Cities: 58% of Total Smartphone Market
China’s third-tier and fourth-tier cities account for 58% of the country’s smartphone market. China’s first-tier cities only account for 13% and second-tier cities 28%, which is out of expectation.
WeChat Payment to Charge Service Fee
WeChat Payment has recently updated its fund transfer policy. Fund transfers or face-to-face payment using WeChat Payment is still free if the total monthly transfer is no more than 20,000 yuan (US$3,143.1). The excess part would take 0.1% transaction fee. However, WeChat red envelope is still free of charges.
Chinese Prefer Imported FMCG Products at Promotions
Chinese online shoppers prefer to take advantage of the occasional promotions to buy imported goods; and, they also prefer imported goods at promotions, accounting for 65% of online FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) sales according to Bain & Company and Kantar Worldpanel research.
China’s Top 10 Finance Websites in August 2015
The monthly effective browsing time of China’s finance websites was 200 million hours in August 2015, much lower compared with 280 million hours in July 2015.
China’s Mobile Search Market Insights in Q3 2015
The number of China mobile search engine users reached 590 million in Q3 2015 and the ratio of lower educated users have increased.
China E-commerce Market to Reach US$3.8 Trillion in 2018
Chinese e-commerce market increased by 21.3% to 12.3 trillion yuan (US$1.93 trillion) in 2014, and would maintain steady and rapid growth in the next few years. The e-commerce market in 2018 is expected to reach 24.2 trillion yuan (US$3.80 trillion) according to Kantar Retail.
Only 64,000 Chinese Traveled to UK in Q2 2015
About 64,000 mainland Chinese travelers went to UK in the second quarter of 2015, according to the Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom.
Alibaba Sales Value to Top 100 Billion on Double 11 2015
After listing on NYSE in Sep 2014, Alibaba has been the focus of the whole world. Affected by multiple factors, Alibaba hasn’t been performing as investors expected. Whether Double 11 2015, the biggest annual online sohpping day in China, will take a favorable turn influences investors’ confidence to some extent.
Xiaomi App Store: 20 Billion App Downloads in H1 2015
Xiaomi app store saw 20 billion app downloads in H1 2015, and the highest app downloads in a single day was more than 85 million, which took the leading position among China’s app stores.
China Mobile Internet Insights in H1 2015
Despite the continuous weak growth and even decline in smartphone sales in China, major domestic mobile phone manufacturers still set a “big leap” of shipping target in H1 2015. Although foreign brands iPhone and Samsung still held a large market share, domestic brands as Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi and TCL etc. all set their phone sales […]
China DSP Advertising Market Overview 2015
The DSP (demand-side platform) advertising market of China reached 3.48 billion yuan (US$548.06 million), with YoY growth of 117.6% in 2014. In 2015, it is to reach 6.89 billion yuan (US$1.09 billion), with YoY growth of 97.9% according to a Chinese research company Analysis. As one of the future major digital advertising systems, DSP advertising […]
China Online Shopping Insights in 2014
In 2014, China’s online shopping users reached 55.7% of the total internet users. In the mean time, mobile online shopping market was booming in China, with an annual growth rate of 63.5%, 3.2 times higher than the overall online shopping market.
China Hotel Search Behavior Overview 2015
With the policy of “internet +” in China today, a large number of consumers tend to research the hotel information through online search engines, book or reserve hotels in OTA and hotel official websites, and share the experience in the social networking platforms. Chinese consumers’ demands are showed on the Internet; therefore internet data become […]