Data

  • Global mobile app downloads surge 52% in Q1

    New data recently released by Sensor Tower showed that during the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, downloads of various apps increased by 52 percent over the three-year average, and the number of first-time app installations increased by 34 percent from a year ago.

  • Apple recovers in China as iPhone sales reach 3.9 million in April

    Thanks to the launch of the new iPhone SE, Apple's overall iPhone shipments in the Chinese market have received a big boost, with its April sales reaching 3.9 million units, up 160 percent from 1.56 million units in March.

  • Mini LED backlit displays expected to cost less than OLED by 2022

    Mini LED backlit displays are expected to cost less than OLED displays by 2022, making Mini LED backlit displays market competitive, according to a TrendForce LEDinside survey released on Wednesday.

  • PUBG Mobile's global revenue exceeded $200 million in April, up 241% year-on-year.

    In April, Tencent PUBG Mobile's global revenue exceeded US$225 million, up 241% from the same month last year, and ranked as the top-selling mobile game in the world, according to Sensor Tower data.

  • WeChat QR code powers 9% of China's GDP

    Today Tencent WeChat and the China ICT Institute jointly released the 2019-2020 WeChat Employment Impact Report, where employment related to the WeChat ecology was disclosed.

  • China's mobile phone shipments up 14.2% in April

    A total of 47.728 million mobile phones were shipped in China in April 2020, up 14.2 percent year-on-year, data released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) today showed.

  • iPhone sales in April down 77% year-over-year, report says

    Market research firm KeyBanc has released its latest market research report, with data showing that Apple's iPhone sales fell 77% year-on-year in April.

  • Global notebook shipments down 2% year-on-year in Q1

    In the first quarter of 2020, 37.9 million notebooks were shipped worldwide, down 2 percent year-over-year, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics.

  • China's gaming market size to reach $46.7 billion by 2024, report says

    China's total PC and mobile gaming market revenue reached $33.1 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $46.7 billion by 2024, market research firm Niko Partners said in a recent report.

  • Global gaming industry revenue expected to grow 9.3% in 2020, report says

    Benefiting from the new coronavirus epidemic, as well as the next generation of hosts, the global game industry revenue is expected to reach $159.3 billion in 2020, up 9.3% year-on-year, according to a report recently released by game market research firm Newzoo.