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Google China News & Stats

As a search engine, Google is way behind Baidu and it's not even as popular as Qihoo's 360 search. Read more on Google's news in China as well as tips for marketers.

Alibaba, Baidu, Xiaomi in the top 5 global smart speaker brands by total shipment in Q3 2019

November 19, 2019 By CIW Team

Global smart speaker market shipment reached 28.6 million units in Q3 2019 with an increase of 44.9% according to research company Canalys. Amazon led the market with 10.4 million smart speakers shipment.

Google China revenues grew by over 60% in 2018

March 6, 2019 By CIW Team

Google received a strong revenue growth of over 60% in China last year to US$3 billion. It led Google to expand its advertising sales team there, according to the report from The Information.

China’s smart speaker market insights Q3; users to exceed 34 million in 2018

December 5, 2018 By CIW Team

Chinese smart speaker users were expected to surge by 885% to 34.2 million by the end of 2018, representing 4.2% of overall internet users. China and America combined accounting for 70% of global smart speaker market in terms of sales. The top four vendors were Amazon, Google, Alibaba, and Xiaomi. Baidu’s DuerOS is potential to subvert the smart […]

Over 70% Chinese will choose Google over Baidu if it returns

August 21, 2018 By CIW Team

Not long after Facebook’s Hangzhou subsidiary launch, Google was reported to be planning a launch of a censored search engine in China. A poll was created on Weibo asking “if Google returns to China, which will you choose between Google and Baidu?”. 72.8% voted for Google.

Google to invest $550 million in JD.com as part of a strategic partnership

June 18, 2018 By CIW Team

Google and Jingdong will explore joint development of retail solutions to enable helpful, personalized and frictionless shopping experiences in several regions including Southeast Asia, the U.S., and Europe. JD.com is to join Google Shopping and offer a curated selection of high-quality products to consumers across multiple regions.

China search engine market share in Apr 2017

May 15, 2017 By CIW Team

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StatCounter data shows Baidu’s market share was 76.05% in China search engines market in April 2017, followed by Shenma (8.78%), 360 Search (7.87%), Sogou (3.31%), and Google (1.84%). Baidu is more dominant in China’s mobile search market with over 82% market share, followed by Shenma (13.79%) according to StatCounter. China search engine market overview Q1 2017 […]

Tencent’s new image patent challenging Google’s WebP

May 10, 2017 By CIW Team

Tencent submitted a patent application to the State Intellectual Property Office on an image coding technology called Tiny Portable Graphics, or TPG. TPG image file size is smaller than JPG/JPEG, PNG, GIF, and Google’s WebP based on a released experiment data.

China search engine market overview Q1 2017 (Updated)

May 9, 2017 By CIW Team

China search engines market totaled 18.76 billion yuan (US$2.72 bn) in Q1 2017, with a decrease of 8.6% compared to Q4 2016 and an increase of 5.3% YoY.

Top 10 Android App Stores in China in 2016

March 15, 2017 By CIW Team

93% Chinese Tourists Travel with Mobile Devices

The top 10 Android app stores by total user coverage in China in December 2016 according to TalkingData are:

Huawei among world’s top growing brand in 2016

October 17, 2016 By CIW Team

Interbrand recently released their 2016 ranking of the Global Top Brands; Apple ranks first with $178,119 million brand value, followed by Google, Coca Cola, Microsoft, and Toyota.

Google Play to Enter China in March 2016

January 25, 2016 By CIW Team

Google Play to Enter China in March 2016

Google Play is expected to launch its China app store in March 2016, which will likely be a separate and independent version of Google Play.

Does Google Play Stand A Chance in China?

December 15, 2015 By CIW Team

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Active users of China’s third-party mobile application stores reached 436 million in the third quarter of 2015 increasing 1.87% compared to the previous quarter according to iiMedia.

China’s Search Engine Market Overview in Q2 2015

August 4, 2015 By CIW Team

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China’s search engine market in Q2 2015 reached 19.22 billion yuan (US$3.09 billion), with an increase of 25.9% QoQ and 36.9% YoY according to Analysis Research.

Baidu’s Global Market Share Decreased to 7.52% in June 2015

July 14, 2015 By Cecilia

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In June 2015, Google Global still ranked the top by market share of 70.8% in the world’s search engine market with an increase of 2.26% from the previous month. Bing and Yahoo ranked the 2nd and 3rd. Compared with market structure in May, it had some difference in June’s search engine market.

Baidu: the 14th Largest Media Owner in the World

May 26, 2015 By CIW Team

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According to ZenithOptimedia’s new report Top Thirty Global Media Owners 2015, Baidu is now the fourteenth-largest media owner in the world growing 43% YoY. In the Top 30 list, Google ranked on top, followed by Walt Disney and Comcast.

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