Momo, one of the top mobile social networking app in China, had Monthly Active Users (“MAU”) of 77.4 million in September 2016, compared to 73.0 million in September 2015 according to its unaudited financial results.
China’s mobile internet market overview for Q2 2016
China’s mobile internet market reached RMB 197.22 billion (USD 29 billion) in Q2 2016, an increase of 113% YoY or 22.7% QoQ according to iResearch.
China DSP market to reach $7 billion in 2018
China DSP market is estimated to reach RMB 23.5 billion (USD 3.47 billion) in 2016 according to iiMedia Research. And, mobile DSP market is to reach RMB 13 billion (USD 1.92 billion).
China surpassed the U.S. as the largest iOS App Store market
China has surpassed the United States as the largest market in the world for iOS App Store revenue earning over $1.7 billion in Q3 2016 according to App Annie.
Android Pay launched in Hong Kong
Google launched Android Pay yesterday in Hong Kong to speed through purchases in stores and in apps.
China online payment overview for Q2 2016
China Third-party online payment market had a total transaction value of RMB 4.65 trillion in Q2 2016, with an increase of 6.5% QoQ according to Analysis.
iOS fell to 13.5% of China smartphone sales in August 2016
iOS declined in Urban China, falling to 13.5% of smartphone sales according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Android dropped 1.7 percentage points in the US.
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.
Top 3 smartphone brands in Sep 2016: Huawei, Vivo, Oppo
The top three smartphone brands in September 2016 are Huawei (22%), Vivo (15%), and Oppo (13%) according to Dixintong, China’s largest mobile phone retailer.
Oppo overtaken Apple to Top 2 in India in August 2016
Oppo has for the very first time overtaken Apple to the number two smartphones brand in India by value in August 2016 according to GFK.
Huawei the top replacement choice for Samsung Note7 users
The explosion of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 had a serious negative impact on its revenues and brand image in China, according to a recent survey on about 20,000 smartphone users by Penguin Intelligence.
China online shopping market overview for Q2 2016
China’s online shopping market transactions totaled RMB 1,117.8 billion (USD 167.51 billion) in the second quarter of 2016 with a growth rate of 27.6% YoY or 14.9% QoQ according to iResearch.
Over 60% China smartphone users not buying iPhone 7
Over 60% China smartphone users would not buy iPhone 7 according to a survey by Penguin Intelligence (part of Tencent).
China smartphone users: iPhone vs Android
25% of China smartphone users use the iOS operating system in 2016, a slight growth compared to the past year which was 21%.
China mobile gaming users overview 2016
Paid games ratio of mobile role play games and chess games are higher than card and action games in China in 2016 according to TalkingData.