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LATEST CHINA MARKETING AND CONSUMERS INSIGHTS
11 Chinese Social Media Platforms: A Comprehensive Overview of the Top Performers
China is a vast market with a population exceeding 1.3 billion people. As of June 2025, the number of Chinese netizens exceeded 1.12 billion, accounting for nearly 80% of the country’s total population. With the development of the Internet and the widespread use of mobile technology, an increasing number of people are using social media to connect, […]
China Retail Market: Trends, Growth, and Reinventing the Customer Experience
China’s retail market is experiencing robust growth, with the sector’s size estimated to reach USD 1.94 trillion in 2024 and projected to expand to USD 2.87 trillion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 8.17%. This growth is fueled by rising disposable incomes, rapid urbanization, and the proliferation of e-commerce platforms like Alibaba’s Tmall and […]
What is China’s Digital Transformation?
China’s digital transformation involves rapidly adopting advanced technologies like AI, 5G, IoT, and big data to modernize its economy and society. This includes integrating these technologies into traditional industries to create efficient and innovative business models. The transformation focuses on building digital infrastructure, enhancing services, and fostering tech-driven innovation across sectors like finance, healthcare, and […]
What is Chinese Consumer Behavior?
Chinese consumer behavior refers to the purchasing habits, preferences, and decision-making processes of consumers in China. This behavior is shaped by rapid technological advancements, cultural traditions, shifting economic conditions, and the continuously evolving digital landscape. Businesses that understand Chinese consumer behavior can refine their products, marketing strategies, and services to align with the specific needs […]
Why Hire a Keynote Speaker?
The age old question “why hire a keynote speaker?”. Well, they distill complex ideas into engaging narratives, setting the stage for events with their ability to connect and inspire. A keynote speaker is important in establishing the event’s theme and guiding audience engagement, leaving a lasting impression that resonates long after the event concludes. Again, […]
How Chinese Companies are Creating Engaging and Social Gaming Experiences in 2023
In the fast-changing digital world, China leads the way in combining gaming and social media. The importance of being adaptable to digital innovation, especially given the context of Chinese consumers has been foreseen from experts in the industry. It’s not just in China, the global gamification market is set to grow over USD 34 million […]
6 Lessons to Learn on the Future of Retail from China 2023
The retail industry is constantly evolving, and China has emerged as a global leader in shaping the future of retail. With its massive consumer market, technological advancements, and innovative approaches, China’s retail landscape offers valuable insights and lessons for the rest of the world. China’s retail market will experience a compound annual growth rate exceeding […]
What Can Marketers Learn From China’s New Consumer Brands in 2023?
The rise of new consumer brands is one of the most notable phenomena in the Chinese business landscape in recent years. These new brands have rapidly developed by targeting high-demand markets that established brands have overlooked and gaining a foothold in the market. For example, the cosmetics brand Perfect Diary (完美日记) went public on the […]
2022 Live Streaming in China: The Top 5 Platforms
With more than 727 million online viewers (68.1% of Chinese internet users), live streaming is the most widely used video format in China among Chinese netizens. According to Forbes, livestream shopping is a $500 billion USD market in 2022, surpassing Western social media and e-commerce sites like Facebook, Amazon, or Twitter. There is a ton […]
A Simple Guide to Weibo Story
Weibo Story (微博故事) is a social media platform introduced on April 19th, 2017 that has exploded in popularity recently. Weibo has a monthly active users of 582 million in March 2022, a net addition of approximately 51 million users on a year-over-year basis. Mobile MAUs represented 95% of MAUs, and the average daily active users […]
Let’s Celebrate: China’s Non-stop E-commerce Shopping Festivals
If you want to tap into China’s e-commerce market, the first thing you need to know about are the online shopping festivals. You may have heard of Alibaba’s very successful Double 11 Shopping Festival, which is two and a half times bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. But that’s not where it ends […]
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 […]
