New product online consumption trends in China
More than 60% of brands choose to launch new products online during the past one year, and most choose Tmall, according to a joint report by Yicai and Alibaba. According to the data of the report, in...
View ArticleChina online retail market overview 2021
In 2020, China's online retail sales reached 11.76 trillion yuan (US$1.82 trillion), with a year-on-year growth of 10.9%. The online retail sales of physical goods reached 9.76 trillion yuan, with a...
View ArticleNio electric vehicle delivery up 112% in Q2 2021
NIO delivered 8,083 vehicles in June 2021, increasing by 116.1% year-over-year. NIO delivered 21,896 vehicles in the three months ended June 2021, increasing by 111.9% year-over-year Cumulative...
View ArticleTmall Global cross-border e-commerce insights 2021
The number of brands and merchants on the Tmall Global platform as of December 31, 2020, grew over 60% year-over-year, according to Alibaba's announced financial results. Merchants Growth on Tmall...
View ArticleSecrets of Pinduoduo’s low-cost user acquisitions
Pinduoduo, China’s largest social e-commerce platform, is well known for its aggressive pricing as well as questionable product quality. Let's take a look at how Pinduoduo achieved low-cost user...
View ArticleChina cross-border shopper insights 2021
Since 2016, the proportion of China's middle-class population in the total population has increased steadily. At the same time, the scale of China's cross-border e-commerce users has maintained a high...
View ArticleReport: China growth AI companies overview
China's artificial intelligence (AI) market will reach 205.8 billion yuan (US$31.74 bn) in 2021, with a growth rate of 30%, and exceed 500 billion yuan by 2025, according to a report jointly published...
View ArticleWhy are the Blind Box so attractive to many consumers in China?
A box is supposed to function as a storage tool. But in recent years, the "Blind Box" has gained its popularity in China. Benefiting from this trend, a Beijing-based toy maker Pop Mart raised $676...
View ArticleMobile MAUs on Alibaba’s China retail marketplaces reached 939 million in Q2
Alibaba’s annual active consumers on its China retail marketplaces reached 912 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, according to its quarterly financial results. Annual active consumers...
View ArticleChina online advertising market overview for the first half of 2021
China's online advertising market is estimated to reach about 160 billion yuan in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 19.6% YoY, according to data from QuestMobile. Short video has become a...
View ArticleChina online video, short video market overview
China online video market reached 893 million MAU in June 2021 Short video market saw 905 million MAU Douyin vs. Kuaishou With China's online video platforms' increasing production of original...
View ArticleBaidu Q2 2021 on AI, autonomous driving; MAU grown to 580M
In June, Baidu MAUs reached 580 million and daily logged-in users reaching 77%, according to its latest financial results. Managed Page reached 40% of Baidu Core Q2 online marketing revenue, as...
View ArticleWeChat Mini Programs Insights 2021
The number of monthly active users of WeChat Mini Programs has exceeded 863 million (as of December 2020) according to data from QuestMobile. On average, each WeChat user uses 5.6 mini programs in...
View ArticleMini Program platforms 2021: WeChat vs. Alibaba vs. Baidu (Updated)
Mini Programs (MP) are light applications designed to run on top of a specific mobile app. Top technology companies in China have designed and run their own mini-program framework; and, the most...
View ArticleChinese Quora Zhihu’s users grew by 46% in Q2 2021
In Q2 2021, China’s Quora Zhihu’s user base continued its rapid growth, with average MAUs increasing by 46% year-over-year to 94.3 million. Its content-centric monetization also enjoyed robust...
View ArticleTop Mobile Apps & Platforms in China 2021 (Q2 update for finance, travel, top...
The top mobile apps in China by MAU are led by WeChat, Taobao, Alipay, QQ, Gaode Maps, Baidu, Pinduoduo, Douyin (TikTok), and Sogou Input. WeChat Mini Programs plays a critical role in some mobile...
View ArticleTop e-commerce mobile shopping platforms in China 2021 (Q2 update)
The monthly active users of China's mobile shopping market exceeded 1.07 billion in June 2021, according to data from QuestMobile. Top e-commerce platforms Taobao, Pinduoduo, and JD lead the mobile...
View ArticleChina mobile internet users overview Q2 2021
The average number of installed mobile apps increased to 26.3 in Jun 2021 from 24.9 a year ago. Mobile internet monthly active users in China increased to 1.164 billion in June 2021, according to data...
View ArticleTencent highlights for Q2 2021
The number of monthly active users (MAU) of WeChat grew slightly to 1,251 million in the second quarter of 2021, according to Tencent’s quarterly results. Smart device MAU of QQ decreased to 591...
View ArticleChinese video platform Bilibili MAU up 38% in Q2 2021
Bilibili’s average monthly active users (MAUs) reached 237.1 million, and mobile MAUs reached 220.5 million, representing increases of 38% and 44% YoY, respectively. Currently, 86% of Bilibili users...
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