Top Public Cloud in APAC in Q1 2018; Alibaba, Tencent among top 5
Within public cloud services market, Alibaba Cloud ranked second in the APAC region and fourth worldwide. In China, the top five cloud providers are all
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Alibaba’s first eWTP hub gone live in Malaysia 2018
Alibaba Group’s first eWTP hub outside of China has gone live in Malaysia. The milestone follows Alibaba’s partnership with the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
81% of WeChat users playing Mini-Games in 2018
81% of WeChat Mini-Programs users have played Mini-Games. As mini-game “Jump”(Tiaoyitiao) was receiving huge popularity at the end of 2017, Wechat started Mini-Games internal testing
WeChat and Alipay payments are making smartphones obsolete
When you are still astonished by the unique experiences brought by mobile payment in China, WeChat and Alipay have already started to lead a new
Consumer robot expected to reach US$1.6 billion sales in China in 2018
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
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
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
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
Xiaomi making promising start in Europe
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi, which is making debut in Europe, earned 4.4% of sales market share in five major European markets in Q1 2018, ranking
[REPORT] WeChat digital ecosystem 2018: WeChat Pay, Official Accounts, Mini-Programs
WeChat drove information consumption of 209.7 billion yuan in 2017, equivalent to 4.7% of China’s total information consumption over the same period. The average annual
What does Xiaomi US$10 billion IPO in HK reveal?
Xiaomi filed an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong on May 3, 2018, becoming the first technology corporation to use Hong Kong’s new rule,
China mobile app user insights 2018
The monthly active devices of China mobile internet has held steady at over 1 billion units, seeing slow growth in 2017. The year-on-year growth rate
[REPORT] Post-90s mobile user study in lower-tier cities in China
Chinese young people are the main user group of mobile internet while those from lower-tier cities are definitely the fastest growing segment. As of February
Top smartphone, technology brands in China 2018
The top smartphone brands in China are Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung and OPPO according to Tencent’s Penguin Intelligence research. The top internet/technology brands are Tencent,
China smartphone sales forecast 2020
China smartphone sales reached 455.9 million units in 2017, an increase of 1.1%, according to data from Analysys. It forecasts the total smartphone sales will
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