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China Internet Penetration Map 2012 (EN)
After CNNIC released its recent report on internet use in China, one of the key datasets that was worth a second look is the internet penetration by province [Map]. The whole CNNIC’s report and the data is available here.
The Bill of online shopping from Taobao in 2011 (CN)
Taobao launched an annual report “the bill of online shopping in 2011”. It shows for example, that the south of China has more consumption power than the north such as Guangdong province (14.2%), Zhejiang province (12%) and that people who are older than 30 spent more money (15.000 RMB per year) on online shopping than young people (1.0000 RMB per year).
5 Insider Predictions for China’s Mobile Internet (EN)
MobiSights, a blog by the Great Wall Club, has an insightful collection of predictions for China’s mobile Internet in 2012. I’ve chosen my 5 favorite, but I also recommend you check out the entire series of 30+ predictions.
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