According to the Report on China’s Rural E-Commerce Development (2016-2017), online retail sales in rural areas in the first half of 2017 totaled 537.6 billion yuan (US$81.0 billion), up 38.1% over the same period last year, a rate 4.9 percentage points higher than that in urban areas. Rural online sales now account for 17.3% of […]
q2 2017
China Online banking dropped by 6.8% in Q2 2017
Online banking in China has suffered badly at the hands of online and mobile payment providers over the past few years. In the second quarter of this year, transaction volumes fell for the first time ever.
China online payment market overview Q2 2017
Internet and mobile payment services have spread like wildfire in China over the last two years, filling the gap which existed in the formerly cash-dominant society for the safe and secure transfer of money and electronic payments. China has only a very limited credit and debit card infrastructure, offering an opening for mobile payments unseen […]
China social media advertising and marketing market Q2 2017
China social media advertising and marketing market reached 7.62 billion yuan (US$1.15 billion) in Q2 2017 with an increase of 13.2% QoQ or 40.6% YoY.
China B2C Online Apparel Market Overview Q2 2017
China’s B2C apparel market reached 307.74 billion yuan (US$46.37 bn) in Q2 2017 with an increase of 47.3%.
China online dating market overview Q2 2017
China online dating market totaled 1.207 billion yuan (US$180 million) in Q2 2017 with a growth rate of 39.2% YoY or 21.9% QoQ.
Top video clip platforms in China in Q2 2017
Video websites in China, as elsewhere in the world, include both non-curated “integrated platforms” and curated “aggregators”. Aggregators generally provide topic-specific or otherwise selective content with the goal of attracting fewer but more dedicated users while other platforms focus on providing a wealth of content to attract large user bases. While aggregators in China only […]
China’s mobile banking market overview Q2 2017
Total transactions of China mobile banking clients totaled 55.63 trillion yuan (US$8.44 trillion) with an increase of 5.1% QoQ. China Construction Bank (26.1%) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (21%) combined account for close to half of China’s mobile banking market in Q2 2017. Check out mobile payment usage report here…. Already subscribed? Sign […]
China online accommodation market Q2 2017
China online accommodation market totaled 39.38 billion yuan (US$5.97 billion) with an increase of 27.1% YoY according to data from Analysis.
China’s mobile live streaming market insights Q2 2017
Momo Live Video Service (Web version) Live streaming is experiencing rapid growth in China, fueled in part by a limited selection of entertainment media and a shortage of other “reality” programming; live streams have achieved popularity by showcasing everything from everyday life to cooking, even including one in which the creator streams herself eating meals […]
China mobile phone market insights in H1 2017
GfK released a report on China’s mobile phone industry in H1 2017 on August 18th. The report shows that China’s mobile phone retail market continued rapid growth while the volume of retail sales slowed down. At the same time, the channel and brand resources will be further concentrated, 2017 mobile phone market competition is still […]
Purchasing power : Guangzhou vs. Shenzhen H1 2017
Shenzhen: An outlier in spending habits Shenzhen, despite having among the highest per capita incomes in China, and the third-highest disposable income per capita has significantly lower consumer spending than other first-tier cities. In 2017, Shenzhen’s per capita disposable income rose to 27,505 yuan (US$4,232); this is second only to Shanghai and Beijing among all Chinese cities, […]
Mobile share exceeded 80% in China online shopping market in Q2 2017
China mobile shopping market totaled 1,279.42 billion yuan with an increase of 45.9% in the second quarter of 2017 according to data from Analysis. Mobile accounted for 80.4% of total online shopping transactions in Q2 2017. Tmall continued to dominate China’s mobile shopping market with 65.2% market share, followed by JD (19.5%) and Vipshop. The […]
China Online B2C Retail Overview Q2 2017
The online retail market in China reached 1.59 trillion yuan (US$244.6 billion) in the second quarter of 2017 (up 31.2% over Q2 2016), with B2C sales accounting for 860.5 billion yuan (US$132.4 billion), an increase of 32% over the second quarter of 2016.
China online holiday booking market overview Q2 2017
While China’s more affluent consumers increasingly favor independent travel, the online holiday and group tour booking market is still showing rapid growth, likely driven by continued expansion of the middle class in China.