Baidu’s Q2 2012 Results: All Eyes On Mobile Going Forward
The most recent semi-annual report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has brought many new interesting findings to the table on the current state of the Chinese internet. What’s particularly caught the eye of the press since the report’s release last week, has been the announcement of mobile phones overtaking PCs as the primary […]
China: Mobile Phones Now The Most Common Gateway To The Internet
Mobile Internet usage has overtaken desktop for the first time in the world’s largest internet market. A report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) confirms that there are now 538 million Chinese users accessing the web, with over 70% of those users doing so via mobile devices. Many of the new internet users […]
Will Baidu’s entry into the Chinese smartphone market prove successful?
A couple of weeks back, leading Chinese search engine, Baidu, unveiled its Foxconn-made smartphone which is powered by its proprietary OS called Cloud. Priced at just $160 – about five times less than the cost of an iPhone in China – it surely will be interesting to follow how Chinese consumers are going to receive […]
Global Ecommerce Statistics: How Avid Are Chinese Online Shoppers?
With more than 513 million internet users, according to the 29th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China by the CNNIC, China is by far the world’s largest online market. Although already being the undisputed global champion in terms of number of netizens, China’s online population just keeps growing due to the country’s massive scale. […]
Global social networking statistics: 3-year forecast
Whilst there is nothing ground-breaking about stating that social networking is a worldwide phenomenon, so far information on the global impact of social networking and how usage patterns vary according to countries and regions has been fairly limited. Yesterday, however, eMarketer released a report on this exact topic in which it is estimated that just […]
Baidu launches Android-based mobile OS – Baidu Yi
On Friday 2 September Baidu launched its new Android-based mobile OS called “Baidu Yi” (Yi meaning Simple) at the Baidu World event in Beijing. Because it is based on Google’s Android OS it has kept most of the same core features such as integrated voice search and a single sign-in to provide access to a […]
Baidu Profits Exceed Expectations In Q2
Baidu has announced that its Q2 net profit has almost doubled compared to the same period last year and is predicting a further increase in Q3. Baidu is benefiting from the increasing number of advertisers investing heavily in the world’s largest internet market, which passed 500 million users last week, and has grown its number […]
China Reaches 500 Million Internet Users – 50 Million More Expected In 2011
According to DCCI, Data Center of Chinese Internet, China reached 500 million internet users in the first half of 2011. They also estimated that it will reach 551 million this year. The sixth national population census estimates China’s population has reached 1.37 billion which make the internet penetration rate at only 36.4 percent. This compares […]
Google hit by another blow in China
It has not been a good year for Google in China, and the search engine has suffered another blow this week when China’s most popular portal Sina stopped using Google’s search box on its website. Sina, which is China’s third most popular website and has almost 1 billion page views daily has stated that its […]
Baidu – Chinese Search Engine or International Player?
In a Wall Street Journal interview, Baidu CEO Robin Li stated that international expansion will be a key revenue driver for the Chinese search engine in the coming years. Baidu launched a Japanese version of its site in 2008 and according to Li, expects to see international markets providing a significant amount of their revenue […]