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 launch on 9 January 2017.
China smartphone usage insights 2016
Chinese smartphone vendors have a combined possession ratio of 59% in 2016, led by Huawei (24%). 67% of China’s local smartpone brands owners are very willing to recommend their smartphones to others, comparing with 73% among global smartphone brands owners.
Top Baidu keywords in 2016
Baidu released lists of top searched keywords in 2016. Rio Olympics is the top keyword in 2016; VR the most popular technology trend on Baidu; and, the most searched mobile apps are QQ, WeChat, and Baidu Mobile.
China mobile app market insights for Q3 2016
The number of monthly active users (“MAU”) of China’s mobile internet market has reached 1 billion as of September 2016 according to QuestMobile, among which Android and iOS exceeded 700 and 280 million respectively.
Top travel apps in China in Sep 2016
Qunar was ranked the top generic travel booking app by coverage in September 2016 according to data from TalkingData, followed by Ctrip and LY.com apps.
Top 10 mobile apps by MAUs in Sep 2016
The monthly active users (“MAU”) of WeChat reached 818 million in September 2016 with an increase of 32.8% YoY according to QuestMobile. Its daily active users (“DAU”) exceeded 625 million.
China mobile activities account for 10% of the global
China has 450 million mobile devices; and, 7,350 Chinese companies have developed over 33,000 mobile apps. China mobile usage has increased by 23% from 2014 to 2015, accounting for near 10% of the global.
Didi the local car-hailing app is the biggest rival of Uber in China
Car-hailing apps have over 60% penetration rate across all city tiers and age groups in China. 84.7% users from China’s first-tier cities use car-hailing services; and, they used car-hailing apps 8.7 times on average in the past month according to an FT research.
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%).
Monthly active users of WeChat reached 762m in Q1 2016
Monthly active users (“MAUs”) of WeChat, including Chinese version Weixin, reached 762 million in Q1 2016 according to the latest Tencent financial results.
Mobile social app Momo benefiting from China’s booming live broadcasting business
Momo, one of the top mobile social networking apps in China and gone public in 2014, had monthly active users of 72.3 million in Q1 2016 from 78.1 mn in Q1 2015. However, its net revenues increased by 93% year over year to $50.9 million. Momo mobile marketing revenue continued its strong momentum, growing more […]
WeChat launched video ads in Moments stream
Tencent’s WeChat team has started offering video ads in its social networking section Moments with a minimum CPM of 180 yuan (US$27.7) for Beijing and Shanghai targeting.
Tencent Launched Enterprise WeChat Challenging Alibaba DingTalk
Tencent officially launched Enterprise WeChat/Weixin this morning, positions as a tool for office communications and collaborations.
Top 6 China Mobile Social Networking Apps
The average monthly reached users by mobile social networking apps in China exceeded 608 million in Q4, 2015 according to data from iResearch.