Tencent Holdings doesn’t need an introduction in Asia, but it does need a reappraisal. Founded by Pony Ma (Ma Huateng) in 1998 and headquartered in Shenzhen, the company has evolved … Read more
A super app is a single mobile application that bundles multiple services — rides, deliveries, payments, lending, shopping, entertainment — into one platform. The concept barely exists in the West, … Read more
China’s digital economy reached 59.2 trillion yuan (~$8.2 trillion) in 2024, accounting for 43.8% of GDP (CAICT, March 2026) — making it the world’s largest digital economy by any reasonable … Read more
China’s influencer marketing industry is at the forefront of the global market. The advanced functionality and integration of social media, ecommerce, and mobile payments in China have allowed the country’s … Read more
In 2018, China is an almost entirely cashless consumer economy, where popular mobile payment apps such as WeChat Pay and Alipay have enabled consumers to go straight from cash, to smartphone … Read more
China’s social media landscape has proven a fast moving target. Ogilvy have just released the latest in their guides to the market highlighting the (mostly) differences but sometimes surprising similarities … Read more
With close to $6 billion revenue, Asia Pacific is the largest mobile gaming market in the world. Led by Japan, China and South Korea, the category is still growing at … Read more
The emergence of mobile messaging apps has been one of the big tech – in fact any news category – stories of recent years. Both globally and in Asia. Disrupting … Read more
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