Social media startups in China must look for ever more sophisticated niches to find space in a market dominated by a handful of large players.
China's crowded social media space —
Social media startups in China must look for ever more sophisticated niches to find space in a market dominated by a handful of large players.
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China now has 632 million internet users, according to the latest report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). Internet penetration is just short of the halfway mark at 46.9%.
China's crowded social media space —
China now has 632 million internet users, according to the latest report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). Internet penetration is just short of the halfway mark at 46.9%.
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Online gaming in China is a ubiquitous social phenomenon. Many online applications now incorporate games as part of their packages.
China's crowded social media space —
Online gaming in China is a ubiquitous social phenomenon. Many online applications now incorporate games as part of their packages.
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WeChat has taken China by storm in just three years, allowing its more than 300 million users to send text, photos, videos and voice messages over smartphones, find each other by shaking their devices -- a common dating technique -- and even book and pay for taxis.
China's crowded social media space —
WeChat has taken China by storm in just three years, allowing its more than 300 million users to send text, photos, videos and voice messages over smartphones, find each other by shaking their devices -- a common dating technique -- and even book and pay for taxis.
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Chinese microblogging platform Weibo is considered China's virtual water cooler where citizens spread viral news stories and trade witty barbs.
China's crowded social media space —
Chinese microblogging platform Weibo is considered China's virtual water cooler where citizens spread viral news stories and trade witty barbs.
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Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have been locked out of the Chinese market since 2009, leaving the field open to homegrown social media sites such as Sina Weibo.
China's crowded social media space —
Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have been locked out of the Chinese market since 2009, leaving the field open to homegrown social media sites such as Sina Weibo.
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