China bike sharing market insights
China bike sharing market is estimated to reach US$1.5 billion (+735.8%) and 209 million users in 2017. Ofo, Mobike, and Ubike are the top brands
China Internet Stats, Trends, Insights
Technology
China’s ZTE the biggest filer of int’l patent applications in 2016
China’s ZTE overtook its rival Huawei as the biggest filer of international patent applications via WIPO in 2016 according to WIPO.
Top China Internet Stats 2017
China internet users totaled 731 million as of Dec 2016, an addition of 42.99 million from Dec 2015. Internet penetration rate reached 53.2%, up 2.9
Tencent’s platforms performance in 2016 (WeChat, QQ, Qzone, Video, Browser, etc)
Tencent’s total revenues in 2016 were 151,938 million yuan (US$21,903 million), an increase of 48% YoY. Operating profit was 56,117 million yuan (US$8,090 million), an
China enterprises digital adoptions insights 2017
This research explores the digital adoptions among Chinese enterprises including internet usage, proportions of enterprises using trending technologies (mobile broadband, cloud computing, CRM, ERP), top channels
Baidu cultivating quality content with Webmasters VIP Club
Baidu announced the drop of its separate news source database due to “technology upgrade on timeliness content identification”.
Top 10 Android App Stores in China in 2016
The top 10 Android app stores by total user coverage in China in December 2016 according to TalkingData are:
Top Online Dating Apps in China in 2017
The number of active online dating users in China dropped to 23.85 million in January 2017 from 26.24 million in January 2016 according to data
A Quick Guide for Baidu Mobile SEO
Mobile users are sometimes forced to initiate or download an app to continue viewing further content while visiting a web page via search engine, which
Top smartphone models in China in 2016
China smartphone shipments were up 9% in Q4 2016 and 12% in 2016 according to Counterpoint. Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo (HOV) emerged as clear winners
China starts shutting down more VPN providers
China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) starts tightening its control on internet access market from today till 31 March 2018. Setting-up or leasing
Baidu appointed a former Microsoft’s Global Executive VP as COO
Baidu appointed Dr. Qi Lu as Baidu’s Group President and Chief Operating Officer this week, in charge of products, technology, sales, marketing, and operations, effective
China’s mobile apps market insights in 2016
The monthly active users of China mobile internet exceeded one billion units devices in 2016 according to QuestMobile.
Alipay working on its own mini apps
Alipay is in the stage of internal testing its own mini apps following the launch of WeChat Mini Apps on 9 January 2017.
An Essential Guide to WeChat Mini-Program
WeChat’s been testing WeChat Mini Program (mini apps) for a while, a new ecosystem for creating light apps on top of WeChat; it’s expected to
CIW eBooks
eBook: Win Chinese Market with Content
[tabby title=”Overview”] This eBook shares three trends of digital content consumption in China, China’s digital content ecosystem, and how content help businesses in branding and
eBook: Small Town Youth, New Growth Engine in China
[tabby title=”Overview”] The average monthly disposable income of new small-town youths from China’s lower-tier cities is 3,730 yuan, compared with 5,401 yuan of young people
eBook: China E-Commerce Factories
[tabby title=”Overview”] E-commerce factory is the collaboration of the manufacturing industry and the internet. Under the circumstances of retail sector being depressed while the traffic