Samsung’s market share in China was down from 22% to 12.5% in 2014, according to Silicon Valley investor Benedict Evans on Twitter.
A WeChat User On Average Reads 5.86 Articles Per Day
There were 468 million WeChat users in Q3 2014 and the number is growing with a stable growth rate in China. WeChat also dominates APAC mobile messaging in Q3 2014. Nowadays, more and more users are using WeChat for consuming news and information. Let’s take a look at some reading habits of WeChat users in […]
70% App Downloads From Mobile App Stores in China
Mobile app stores are the most used channels for downloading apps among China mobile phone internet users; besides, they are also the channels for app updates. 70% app downloads are from mobile app stores in China.
Sina Weibo To Launch “Unified Checkout Counter”
Recently, according to the news leaked on the internet, Weibo will integrate the original payment interface to launch “unified checkout counter”.
WeChat Official Accounts Development in 2014
39% respondents surveyed by GlobalWebIndex used WeChat in August, making WeChat the most popular messaging app in APAC in the third quarter of 2014. Since 2013, WeChat official account was devoted to exploring more social functions for WeChat users, advertisers and so on. Till now, WeChat official account had made four big steps in 2014 […]
360 Launched Free Call App, Realized “One-Party Online”
Qihoo 360 launched free call app on 23 Dec 2014 according to latest news on dianhua.360.com, which is developed by 360 Safe Contact team. This free call app is another choice for users in addition to Yixin’s free call offer, WeChat free call apps and so on.
China Social Video Users to Reach 191M in 2014
China social video market evolved from three areas: traditional online chat room, online video community and instant messenger on webpage. With rapid development of China mobile internet, mobile social video companies are springing up nowadays in China.
Tencent Myapp App Store Had Highest Growth in China App Distribution Market
Tencent Myapp app store had daily distribution volume of 110 million, covering more than 90% China mobile gaming users according to Tencent’s vice president, Wang Bo.
China Online Retail Market Grows 3 Times Faster Than Retail Market
China, as the biggest digital market in the world, its online retail market keeps growth with an increase of 25% YoY, estimated by Bain & Company. And, the growth rate of China online B2C retail market is 3 times higher than overall China retail market. By 2018, half of the revenue of China online retail market […]
Alipay Sells Public Transport Cards to Cross-border Travelers
Alipay starts offering the purchase of public transport cards via its mobile apps Alipay Wallet for cross-border travelers.
Tencent Got More Than WeChat Payment to Compete with Alipay on Mobile
Tencent QQ’s monthly active users exceeded 829 million and MAUs on smart device exceeded 521 million according to Tencent’s finance report of first half of 2014. Tencent QQ was the first Chinese instant messenger in Guinness World Record for having the most number of simultaneous online users on an instant messaging platform on 3rd July, 2014. […]
China Education Mobile Apps Exceeded 70,000 in Nov 2014
As of November 2014, the number of education apps was over 70,000, representing 10% of total apps in China. Education app ranked the second in Apple App Store, following the game apps.
Alipay’s Off-line Strategy Worked on Double 12 Shopping Day
Instead of duplicating Double 11 shopping festival on a different date, this year’s Double 12 focused on off-line retail sales led by Alipay.
China Mobile App Distribution Channels Market Share in Q3 2014
In Q3 2014, the number of China app distribution exceeded 28.6 billion with an increase of 12.3% from prior quarter. Baidu league remained to be the top distribution team with market share of 41.8%. Tencent’s mobile app distribution kept rapid development in Q3 2014 and it increased by 1.4% from Q2 according to data of EnfoDesk.
China Mobile Banking Users Increased by 50% YoY in 2014
China e-banking service is developing rapidly, especially mobile banking service. In 2014, mobile banking users increased by 50% from the same period of prior year. However, online banking still dominates the e-banking service in terms of safety. 72% e-banking users consider online banking the safest according to China Financial Certification Authority (CFCA).