Shanghai-based Stenvall Skoeld & Company calculated the iOS penetration rate (Apple’s iPhone and iPad, not including iPod touch) in all Chinese provinces and municipalities; and, their estimate puts the total number of iPhones and iPads in China at end of 2011 at 21 million active devices, distributed as shown above. More than half of all iOS devices […]
Demographic Profile of Smartphone Users in China
According to Q1 2012 data from Ohio-based research firm ProsperChina’s InsightCenter, China smartphone users resemble the survey sample in terms of both gender and age, but index significantly higher among wealthier internet users.
It Took Tencent Weixin 433 Days to Reach 100 Million Users
Weixin, launched by Tencent on January 21 2011 as a iPhone App, is a free mobile communication tool. You can send voice, video, photo and text messages on Weixin, do group chatting, and find people nearby according to location data. If you are familiar with Talkbox or Whatsapp, you roughly know how Weixin works; it […]
Taobao Mobile Login Users Exceeded 100 Million
Taobao mobile users totaled over 100 million milestone, revealed at Mworld 2012 conference. According to its official data, Taobao Mobile generated a total of 11.88 billion yuan (about USD 1.88 billion) in revenue last year, more than six times earnings in 2010 (1.8 billion yuan).
China Now Leads In Smartphone Adoption
According to Flurry, China now leads in new smart device adoption (iOS and Android smartphones and tablets) and leads the world in app session growth, with an enormous growth rate of more than 1100% between Q1 2011 and Q1 2012.
Mobile Internet Data Report 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Netease released an infographic on Netease mobile Internet in 2011; some of the findings include: HTC, Samsung and Motorola are the top three brands for Android devices Guangdong province has the highest penetration rate in smartphone usage 9pm-11pm is the period with the highest mobile usage on both iOS and Android devices For news related […]
CHART: Mobile Payment Status in China
According to a recent report from iResearch, China mobile payment reaches 48.14 billion yuan last year, up by 149.4%. And, the number of mobile payment users reaches 190 million in 2011 and will likely grow to 480 million in 2013 according to iResearch data.
Charts: Internet Usage – HK v.s. SEA
According to Nielsen’s report on Hong Kong digital behavior, 87% of Hong Kong consumers have used the Internet in the past 12 months, compared to neighboring markets such as Singapore (67%), Malaysia (38%), Thailand (31%), Philippines (30%) and Indonesia (19%).
Chinese Spent More Time Watching Video on Computers & Mobile Than TV
Starcom MediaVest Group’s recently conducted a study of users ages 13 to 45 in China and found that internet users aged 19 to 30 spent almost twice as much time online as watching TV.
Renren Reached 137 Million Users in Q3 2011
Renren last week announced its unaudited Q3 financial results, who also made their first post-IPO strategic acquisition, 56.com in Q3, a leading Chinese user-generated-content focused video sharing site Renren’s mobile penetration has reached over 35% of unique monthly log-in users with over half of their mobile users accessing their Renren accounts through smartphones. In addition, […]