Momo, one of the leading mobile social networking app in China, reported increased net revenues of 222% year over year to $99.0 million in Q2 2016 though its monthly active users were down to 74.8 million in June 2016 from 78.4 million in June 2015.
New WeChat Moments ad format offers more creativity space
WeChat launched a new Moment Ad format, native promotional page ads, following the ceremony of Rio Olympics.
Weibo MAUs grew to 282 million in Jun 2016
Weibo’s monthly active users (“MAUs”) grew 33% year over year to 282 million in June 2016, 89% of which were mobile users according to Weibo Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results.
Xiaomi sold 110 million Redmi smartphones in less than 3 years
Redmi, Xiaomi’s entry-level smartphone brand, reached total sales of 110 million units in less than three years as of 30 Jun 2016, announced by Lei Jun in a celebration event.
Over 70% China cosmetics searches online are non-brand terms
In the past 12 months, the makeup industry search queries increased by 93% y-o-y; as of March 2016, the searches on mobile devices reached 86%.
The impact of new media on China internet users
A recent report from Tencent’s Penguin Intelligence research team shed some lights on China internet users’ behaviors under the impact of new media. Update: China New Media Trends 2018
43% China mobile payment users are 21-29 years old in top cities
China users in 21 to 29 age group from the first-tier and the second-tier cities are the main mobile payment users, accounting for 43%, followed by users in 30 to 39 age group (30%) according to eMarketer.
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.
China social application user insights 2016
Social application market develops rapidly, satisfying users’ various needs such as communication, entertainment, interests, and work. Instant messaging and social networking are the top two most popular features of social applications in China.
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.
4YFN Landing for the first time in Asia
Laster this month, 4YFN (4 Years From Now) will take their colourful and energetic vibe to China at the next Mobile World Congress Shanghai (MWCS). Landing for the first time in Asia after the success over the past 3 years at Mobile World Congress Barcelona and bringing with them more than 100 international startups within […]
Nearly half China smartphone users to use proximity mobile payment by 2020
China proximity mobile payment users doubled in 2015 and there will be 195.3 million smartphone users using proximity mobile payment in 2016, an increase by 45.8%, according to eMarketer.
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%).
Where did past iPhone users go in China?
Penguin Intelligence, part of Tencent, recently conducted a survey on iPhone losing users in China.
China Southern Airlines ticket sales via WeChat almost tripled in 2015
China Southern Airlines launched its WeChat account in early 2013 and set up a dedicated marketing team. More than 200 products have been on sales on its e-commerce channels. WeChat users could reserve and buy tickets of China Southern Airlines.