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%).
Monthly active users of WeChat reached 762m in Q1 2016
Monthly active users (“MAUs”) of WeChat, including Chinese version Weixin, reached 762 million in Q1 2016 according to the latest Tencent financial results.
China O2O Commerce Insights 2015
Offline merchants hoped to get more consumers and profits by accessing to the O2O platforms in China in 2015. Tier-3 and tier-4 cities have been a new expanding regions for the O2O platforms. Meituan maintained a prominent position in the less developed cities.
WeChat launched Moments Coupon Ads for retailers
WeChat officially launched a new ad format on its social networking section Moments called Coupon Ads last Friday.
Tencent Launched Enterprise WeChat Challenging Alibaba DingTalk
Tencent officially launched Enterprise WeChat/Weixin this morning, positions as a tool for office communications and collaborations.
WeChat Launching An Enterprise Product
WeChat is launching a separate app for enterprises according to Weixin Team. It’s currently under internal testing with selected enterprises.
China Mobile Internet Insights in H1 2015
Despite the continuous weak growth and even decline in smartphone sales in China, major domestic mobile phone manufacturers still set a “big leap” of shipping target in H1 2015. Although foreign brands iPhone and Samsung still held a large market share, domestic brands as Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi and TCL etc. all set their phone sales […]
China Short-term Accommodation Market Overview 2015
The total number of China’s tourists was estimated to exceed 4.1 billion person-trips in 2015, and more travellers would choose short-term accommodations during their trips.
The Value of WeChat Official Accounts
In 2014, Tencent’s mobile revenue reached 22.171 billion yuan (US$3.571 billion) with popularization of WeChat. Now WeChat and Weibo are the two most active mobile apps in China. WeChat is a relatively new app compared with Weibo, but it far surpassed weibo in the number of users and monthly usage.
China’s Talents in Internet Industry 2015
The internet plays a more and more important role in our daily life. Many people devote themselves in the internet industry to strive for better development. According to LinkedIn, over 280,000 talents work in China internet industry.
China Top 100 Mobile Apps in July 2015
With rapid development of mobile internet, mobile and social features will play more and more important role. Among all the mobile apps in China in July 2015, social platforms like WeChat and QQ ranked first with the monthly average users of 556.48 million and 424.28 million respectively.
China’s Search Engine Market Overview in Q2 2015
China’s search engine market in Q2 2015 reached 19.22 billion yuan (US$3.09 billion), with an increase of 25.9% QoQ and 36.9% YoY according to Analysis Research.
How WeChat Drives Viral Marketing of Local Specialities
An article called Why I Left Tencent to Sell Chaoshan Specialities received over 100,000 views within 6 hours since published on WeChat.
Apple’s Revenues Nearly 3 Times Than Tencent in China
Apple’s revenues in China were US$27 billion in 2014. According to Newzoo’s report, Apple has been the top technology brand in China by revenues, which is twice bigger than Huawei (US$17.5 billion) and Lenovo (US$14.7 billion), and nearly three times than Tencent in 2014.
Top 20 China Internet Companies in 2014
In 2014, the total value by revenue of China internet market was RMB637.73 billion (US$104.15 billion) with 74.4% in revenue via PC. Alibaba’s market value exceeded RMB253.41 billion (US$41.38 billion), ranking top among all China internet companies in 2014, followed by Tencent and Baidu according to data of iResearch.