At the recently concluded World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2024, significant insights and forecasts for the AI industry were revealed. Among the highlights was the substantial growth in China’s AI sector, with total funding reaching 3776.2 billion RMB (about US$521 billion). The conference underscored China’s pivotal role in the global AI landscape, featuring prominent predictions […]
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Top 50 Mobile Apps in China in Q1 2024
China’s mobile internet is booming, with active users surging past 1.23 billion in March 2024, a jump of over 20 million year-on-year, according to QuestMobile. This growth underscores the continued dominance of mobile in China’s digital landscape. QuestMobile also unveiled its ranking of the top 50 apps for Q1 2024 (below) across diverse categories, providing […]
Baidu’s ChatGPT Rival Users Reached 200M
Robin Li, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Baidu, revealed at the Create 2024 Baidu AI Developer Conference that since its launch on March 16 of last year, Ernie Bot, a.k.a. Wenxin Yiyen in China, has reached a milestone of one year and one month on 16 April 2024.
Over 4,100 brands surpass billion-yuan sales on Alibaba Tmall in 2023
The year 2023 marked a significant milestone for Tmall, one of China’s leading online retail platforms, with the emergence of over 4,100 brands each achieving annual sales exceeding one billion yuan, according to data shared at Tmall’s TopTalk conference. This surge underscores a broader trend of digital marketplace evolution, characterized by innovative sales strategies, substantial […]
China Digital Landscape 2024 – Entertainment
In 2023, China’s digital content sectors, encompassing online video, live streaming, music, and literature, showcased remarkable growth and innovation. The online video user base expanded to 1.067 billion, with substantial improvements in content variety, especially in micro and short dramas, supported by government guidelines and quality initiatives. Live streaming also saw a significant increase in […]
China Internet Overview
As of December 2023, China’s internet user base reached 1.092 billion, marking an increase of 24.8 million from December 2022, according to data from CNNIC released in March 2024. WhatsAppShareEmailTweetShare
China’s Bluetooth Headset Market Rebounds with a 7.5% Surge in 2023
In 2023, China’s Bluetooth headset market witnessed a notable rebound, with sales volumes reaching approximately 85.52 million units, marking a 7.5% increase year-over-year, according to data from IDC. This growth was spearheaded by the true wireless headset segment, which accounted for 60.9 million units, up by 5.1% from the previous year. The true wireless market […]
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China Digital Insights CIW Dossier China Digital Insights (DCDI) is compiled to provide statistical information about China digital insights on the internet economy, digital trends, online users, mobile apps, and e-commerce. Click here to download. Archive E-commerce Market Jul 2021 CIW Dossier “China E-Commerce” is compiled to provide statistical information about China’s e-commerce market including online […]
Douyin’s Live Commerce Platform Continues to Soar
Douyin, TikTok’s China equivalent, saw its live commerce platform continue to soar in 2023, with total transaction volume growing 256% year-over-year, according to data released by the company early this year. The platform now covers over 370 cities and involves over 450,000 businesses.
Insights of China Double 11 Shopping Festival 2023
The Double 11 Shopping Festival, also known as Singles’ Day, has become synonymous with peak consumerism in China. Yet, as we approach 2023, the landscape is shifting. This year, we’re seeing a return to rationality, a rise in local brands, and the untapped potential of the “silver economy.”
Decoding China’s Search Engine Market: A Glimpse into User Behavior and Industry Trends
China’s search engine sector has been thoroughly dissected in a comprehensive study conducted by CTR Market Research. Concurrently, the size of China’s internet user base has been growing, coupled with a gradual resurgence of search engine usage rates over the recent years. The research identified Baidu, 360 Search, and Sogou as the top three traditional search […]
Taobao’s 20th Anniversary Sets Stage for Largest 618 Shopping Festival Yet
In China’s e-commerce realm, the 618 Shopping Festival is an event of monumental scale and impact. It owes its inception to the Chinese e-commerce giant Taobao, which was founded on May 10, 2003.
The Billion-Dollar ‘Planting Grass’ Economy: Content, Commerce, and Social Shopping
It’s hard to pinpoint when it started, but major Chinese tech companies have become obsessed with “planting grass” (Zhongcao). “Planting grass”, or Zhongcao, refers to recommending quality products to others to entice purchases or generating a desire to experience or possess something based on external information. In recent years, internet giants such as Tencent, Alibaba, […]
Top 3 private traffic platforms for merchants in China
WeChat, Alipay, and short video platforms (Douyin, Kuaishou, etc) have become the most important platforms for Chinese merchants’ private traffic operation according to a report from iResearch. More than 80% of businesses believe that the cost of private traffic has increased by 40%, so the conversion rate and leveraging public traffic have become the core […]
China’s 618 Shopping Festival 2022; Apple’s Tmall sales exceeded US$2 bn
According to the data by Nint, a digital retail data service provider, as of the end of the first round of 618 Shopping Festival 2022 (June 3), the estimated sales of 59 brands in a single category (hereinafter referred to as sales) exceeded 100 million in the 36 categories counted.