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LATEST CHINA MARKETING AND CONSUMERS INSIGHTS
What are WeChat Mini Programs?
WeChat mini programs achieved over 450 million daily active users in 2021. Their cloud-based ecosystem now comprises more than 3 million of these mini programs. In-person order taking and paper menus could become a thing of the past as more restaurants switch to user-friendly QR codes. Provincial governments are using mini programs to manage the […]
A Brief Introduction to WeChat Pay
WeChat Pay is an in-app payment feature that allows all WeChat users to pay for transactions quickly on their mobile phones. It’s fully optimised for online and offline businesses and it is expected to offer more opportunities in the near future. WeChat Pay can be used in 49 countries and regions around the world, and […]
WeChat VS Weixin, an Essential Guide for Marketers
Understanding the WeChat VS Weixin is crucial for brands looking to expand their reach into the Chinese market. With a population of about 1.4 billion, China is one of the world’s largest countries. As of June 2022, Weixin had 1.299 billion monthly active users in China, with a 3.8% year on year growth rate. Weixin […]
Understanding Chinese Millennials: Who Are They and What Do They Want?
Chinese millennials, born in the 80s and 90s, are now hitting prime consumption age. Described as educated, open-minded and tech-savvy, millennials make up 31% of China’s total population, representing about 400 million consumers. By 2025, millennials will make up about three-quarters of the working population in China. With an average annual income of US $52,000 […]
Is Kuaishou the Future of Live Streaming in China?
Recently Kuaishou published its 2022 Biannual Content Report covering the first six months of 2022. The number of daily active users on the platform has reached 346 million, making the platform one of the most promising marketing channels. In order to help marketers get the latest insights about Kuaishou, the team at ChoZan has translated […]
Inside the Alibaba Ecosystem and the Alibaba Zoo: What Tech Companies Need to Know
What foreign tech companies aspire to do, Alibaba often does better. Alibaba is unique from foreign tech companies in that it ascribes to an ecosystem. Like other Chinese Big Tech, it has created a community where different businesses and consumers can interact with one another all in the same Alibaba ecosystem. The Alibaba ecosystem consists […]
Gen Z’s fashion power in China’s toy market: Who can become the next Pop Mart?
China’s toy market is experiencing a booming year with an overall growth rate of 35%, and it is expected to break through 150 billion RMB (23.56 billion USD) by 2025. Gen Z consumers are buying and collecting designer toys in more diverse styles and forms than ever before, and Pop mart’s “blind box” is no […]
China’s Growing Love Affair With Sports: 3 Trends for Sports Marketing in China?
Sports and exercise have always played a prominent role in Chinese life. What are the newest sports marketing in China? Although it has traditionally taken a backseat to academics for many younger people, the mentality of staying active and exercising into old age stands in stark contrast to the approach in many Western countries. There, […]
What Businesses in China Should Know About the Ban on ‘996’, Companies’ Overbearing Overtime Policy
China’s overtime policy, dubbed “996”, was officially ruled illegal in August 2021 by Chinese authorities. China’s top court has ruled that the controversial overtime work policy is illegal, taking aim at the excessive working hours commonly practised at Chinese tech companies. The ban was met with cheers and overwhelming positivity by Chinese netizens, having witnessed […]
What You Need to Know about the New Regulations on Idols and Fandoms in China
The fan economy has been on the rise in China ever since the explosive growth of the China idol industry back in 2018. The market size of China’s fan economy reached over 3.5 trillion RMB back in 2019 and is expected to surpass 6 trillion RMB by 2023. This is no surprising matter as Gen […]
A Hainan Strategy: Unlocking the Potential of Hainan as a Luxury Shopping Hub
Chinese consumers are global heavyweights in the luxury spending arena, with their share of purchases doubling last year. According to Bain, they will become the biggest spenders on luxury by 2025. However, the comparatively high costs of luxury goods in China has been a long-standing problem for domestic buyers. How China’s domestic luxury shopping environment […]
5 Major Trends of Double 11 Festival, the Biggest Shopping Event in China
November 11th is Double 11, also known as 11.11 or Single’s Day. It’s the single biggest shopping event in the world and is four times bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In 2020, Alibaba, with its Tmall and Taobao e-commerce platforms, raked in US$75 billion in sales and fellow e-commerce giant JD.com took in […]