E-commerce platforms in China: The battle between shopping titans and rising stars
The Chinese e-commerce platform market generated a staggering sales volume of RMB 15.5 trillion in 2024. This makes China the world’s largest e-commerce market. This flourishing market is growing steadily year on year, reaching an annual growth rate of 7.2% in 2024. Chinese consumers are pampered with a myriad of platforms to choose from, such […]
Douyin vs TikTok: Decoding their similarities and differences
Douyin (抖音) and TikTok are often used interchangeably, largely because both are under the Chinese multinational internet company ByteDance and share a reputation as popular short video content platforms. However, they are distinct platforms. The most obvious difference is that Douyin is only available in China, while TikTok is available in many countries outside of […]
Douyin marketing: the gateway for reaching over 680 million users
China’s short video industry has become a battleground for some of the country’s biggest tech giants, including Tencent, Baidu, and Kuaishou. Among them, ByteDance’s application, Douyin (抖音), emerged as a key player. The company launched Douyin (known as TikTok outside China) in September 2016, and in just six years, the platform has attracted an astonishing […]
The secrets to the 5 trillion CNY Chinese Gen Z market: Douyin and Guochao
China’s Gen Z consumers are still largely dependent on parents, yet they are some of the highest spenders in the country. At the same time, brands often underestimate the consumption ability of Chinese Generation Z because of their young age. According to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, the population size of Zoomers has reached 233 […]
Will livestreaming migrate from Taobao Live to Douyin after influencer Austin Li’s disappearance?
This article on Douyin e-commerce was originally published by Azoya More and more Chinese consumers are accustomed to shopping via livestreaming and the penetration rate of livestreaming e-commerce keeps on increasing. According to iiMedia Research, as of June 2021, the number of China’s livestreaming users reached 638 million, an increase of 47.2% compared to the […]
Chinese TikTok Douyin e-commerce: A new playground for brands
This article on Douyin e-commerce was originally published by Azoya Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is a booming short-video app in China, with over 600 million daily active users. In 2021, Douyin built its own e-commerce ecosystem, launched flagship stores for brand accounts, and created platform-owned payment solutions to close the loop on its e-commerce operation. […]
This fitness influencer’s Tiktok exploded through the COVID lockdown in Shanghai
Throughout April 2022, Will Liu appeared to be the most popular search on Baidu, with over 5 million search indexes in total. Liu’s search indexes doubled that of other popular celebrities. So who is Will Liu, and what makes him so popular? Who is Will Liu? Will Liu is a Taiwanese singer and actor, best […]
Everything you didn’t know Douyin could do
Douyin is one of the most popular social media platforms in China. Owned by the Chinese tech company Bytedance, this APP allows users to upload and share videos under one minute long, but what makes it so special is its ability to tailor content recommendations on members’ interests and tastes through its sophisticate algorithm. According […]
The 9 most globally influential Chinese companies from Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies 2021 list
On April 28th 2021, Time Magazine selected 100 most influential companies, nine Chinese companies made the list. These are the nine most influential Chinese companies from Time’s list: Tencent, Alibaba, Huawei, Didi Chuxing, BYD, Yum China, DJI (Da-Jiang Innovations), TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) and TikTok. BYD – promoting “green” vehicles Source: BYD Electric cars in […]
China Paradigm Transcript #109: Social media management platform helping international brands in the Chinese SaaS industry
Find here China Paradigm episode 109. Today we talk to Alex Li and Alex Duncan, co-founders of KAWO about the Chinese SaaS industry. KAWO is a leading social media management platform for international brands and agencies in China, providing them with data insights and finding social media solutions for their clients to help them grow in […]
China Paradigm 109: Building a SaaS in the Wechat, Weibo & Douyin ecosystems
Building a SaaS in China Matthieu David interviews Alex Duncan, Co-founder and Product Lead, and Alex Li, VP at KAWO Head of Brand and Agency Partnerships. If you are a big brand trying to establish yourself on the Chinese market you’re going to need a strong social media presence. Thus, we decided to arrange this […]
Chinese Market Research Tools | Tech to analyze the world
With the development of information technology, investigators can record consumption actions in databases. Internet helps analysts collect such data effectively. Market research tools assist users to quickly locate what they look for and figure out recent trends. When one searches market research tools on Baidu, over 7.41 million results show there is full attention on […]