You’re mistaken if you think Chinese don’t pay for mobile app and only use pirated software. According to a survey by GameLook in August this year, Chinese mobile app including tablets and mobile phones’ revenue ranked the fifth in the world. The U.S. ranked the top, followed by Japan, South Korea and the UK.
China’s Tier 2, 3 Cities’ Mobile Internet Growth Surpassed Tier One
According to a report released by Dianping, a Yelp like top review website in China, tier two and three cities’ mobile internet growth speed surpassed tier one cities for the first time.It also showed that mobile consumers had become more localized and personalized, the need for services kept growing. Dianping’s mobile life report in 2013 […]
Mobile Consumers Favor Online Shopping Mall
Ader, a mobile advertising platform owned by renren, released its mobile internet user behavior report in 2013. It said that mobile devices became one of the important tools for getting information and mobile changed the shopping behavior. More than half mobile users shopped in online malls. 86% said they would search on mobile to get […]
China The Third Largest Cross-Border Online Shopping Destination
Paypal released its report on China SME cross-border e-commerce export, and it showed that China had become the third cross-border online shopping destination, right after the U.S. and the UK. But it also found that 63% China SME didn’t optimize their websites for mobile devices as mobile shopping grew more and more popular. This might lead […]
Nokia Market Share by Volume Rose to 10% in September 2013
According to Taobao and other distribution channels, Nokia’s market share by volume was over 10% in September 2013. In 2013, Lumia series sold out 4.4 million in quarter one, 5.6 million in quarter two, and 7.2 million in quarter three. In September 2013, Nokia feature phone 1050 ranked top in Taobao, with 47,230 phones sold […]
91% Chinese Apple Fan Purchased Gold iPhone 5S
According to Localytics report on iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Within 72 hours of launch, more than 91% Chinese apple fans purchased iPhone 5S. One explanation is that iPhone 5S has the gold color version, iPhone 5C doesn’t. Besides, it also found out that the United Kingdom had the closest purchasing percentage. iPhone 5S vs […]
China Mobile Search Market Update for Q2 2013
According to iResearch, the number of total China mobile search users reached 390 million in Q2 2013. China mobile search market is not mature yet. Mobile search technology needs improvement to offer better user experience.
Yixun Online Shopping Transactions from Wechat Hit 30K
Yixun.com, an online shopping website acquired by Tencent, granted payment access from Wechat in the middle of August 2013. Data showed that in the second half of August, after Yixun.com granted access from Wechat both in PC and mobile devices, the number of total accumulated transactions from Wechat hits 30,000.
China Top 20 Android Devices in August 2013
According to d.cn report, Samsung topped in total android devices sold in August 2013. Top 7 android devices were all Samsung. However, there were 4 Xiaomi devices that ranked in the top 20. Besides, Huawei and Meizu were also on the list. Nexus 7 , a Google tablet, ranked the 20th, which showed users recognition […]
Baidu’s Competition With AutoNavi Led to Free Navigation
Baidu announced on August 28, 2013 that Baidu Mobile Navigation would be free hereafter. Merely four hours later, AutoNavi, a leading map and navigation Chinese company, responded with free navigation service promptly. The war over mobile navigation market accelerated immediately. Free is a sharp weapon to break original market structure and win market dominance. Baidu […]
Baidu Mobile Internet Updates in Q2 2013
According to Baidu Mobile Internet Report in Q2 2013, Android daily active users grew steadily though QoQ increase rate dropped down, and it might hit 300 million by the end of 2013. In Q2, the number of Android increased new users was about 20 million, with a 10% QoQ increase.
China Mobile Marketing Insights
The Coming of Smartphone Age According to an article published in the Fiscal Times, China’s Smartphone Boom Has Huge Global Impact, the number of Chinese smartphone usage was 330 million, surpassed the total mobile usage number in the U.S.. Experian expected the number would increase to 500 million by the end of 2013. Mobile services […]
China Mobile Internet Users Reached 820M
By the end of July 2013, the number of mobile internet users in China reached 820 million, during which 3G users hit 334 million. 3G mobile users increased 100.94 million in 2013, equals to the total increased users in 2012. In total, 3G users reached 334 million, 28.2% of total mobile users. Currently fixed broadband internet […]
China M-Commerce Turnover to Reach USD 20.8 Billion
A latest data released by China E-commerce Research Center showed that, in the first half of 2013, online shopping turnover totalled 754.2 billion yuan (USD 123.2 billion), with a YoY growth of 47.3%. It represented 6.8% of total consumer goods retail sales. The online shopping market is estimated to reach 1.74 trillion yuan (USD 278.4 billion) this year. […]
Taobao New Mobile Visitors Surpassed 100M in H1 2013
In the first half of 2013, Taobao mobile new visitors surpassed 100 million, said Taobao on August 22, 2013. And Taobao mobile daily active visitors increased greatly, three times more than that of last year. Besides, the average time each visitor spent on Taobao mobile became longer, at least 20 mins. Taobao launched a beta […]