In the ninth year of the world’s largest 24-hour shopping event, this year’s Tmall Double 11 2017 will showcase:
Chinese consumer habits in smartphone purchases 2017
Chinese consumers were once notorious for changing and upgrading their mobile phones at a furious pace. In recent years, however, this trend has begun into change, driven by increasing quality in phones and by increasing prosperity, with fewer consumers viewing smaller purchases such as smartphones as signals of status. Upgrade frequency is falling In 2017, the proportion […]
Russian purchases of Chinese goods up 3.5 times; Xiaomi a hot seller
The latest research data from Yandex Pay shows that the number of purchases from China by Russian increased by 3.5 times over last summer while the value of transactions with Chinese retailers on Yandex Pay increased by 3.3 times.
GUIDE Micro-Commerce: WeChat Business Market in China
Micro-commerce, conducted through social media and chat software such as WeChat, is a hot market in China. It is viewed by enterprises as a new and improved way to market and sell compared to traditional e-commerce models, and by consumers as a quicker, less effort-intensive way to shop, using recommendations and shared information from people […]
An overview of China’s quality retail e-commerce users
Premium quality products are becoming increasingly popular in China, and more and more e-commerce companies are turning its focus from low prices to high quality including Netease Yanxuan, Mijia Youpin (Xiaomi), Biyao, and Tmall (Taobao Xinxuan).
Top 10 smartphone brands in China in April 2017
The total sales of smartphones in China reached 35.52 million units in April 2017, led by Huawei with 8.08 million units and 22.8% market share.
China smartphone market insights for Q1 2017
iPhone has the highest retention rate (18.6%) in Q1 2017, followed by Huawei (13.4%). However, Huawei is the top smartphone brand in China by sales (19.2%) in the first quarter of 2017, followed by OPPO (18.7%).
China smartphone market overview in Feb 2017
iOS market share dropped to 26.3% in China’s smartphone market from 29.1% in January 2017 according to a research company Newzoo.
Top 10 Android App Stores in China in 2016
The top 10 Android app stores by total user coverage in China in December 2016 according to TalkingData are:
Top smartphone models in China in 2016
China smartphone shipments were up 9% in Q4 2016 and 12% in 2016 according to Counterpoint. Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo (HOV) emerged as clear winners in 2016.
Top 30 Chinese Export Brands
Lenovo was ranked the most powerful Chinese export brand by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown, followed by Huawei, Alibaba, Elex and Xiaomi.
Top travel apps in China in Sep 2016
Qunar was ranked the top generic travel booking app by coverage in September 2016 according to data from TalkingData, followed by Ctrip and LY.com apps.
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 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.
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%.