E-Commerce Trends in China 2013 - 2014

E-commerce Trends in China 2013-2014E-commerce Trends in China 2013-2014E commerce Trends in China 2013 2014E commerce Trends in China 2013 2014Ed Sander

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Today’s Agenda

1 E-Commerce – Alibaba

Social Media in China – Sina’s Weibo2

M-Commerce – Tencent’s WeChat3

Internet UsersInternet Users

564618

600

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Internet Users

46% penetration

457513

564

500

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Milj

298

384

300

400

137

210200

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02005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

The major players: BATThe major players: BAT

http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/chinas-internet

Sales & Profit (Billion USD)Sales & Profit (Billion USD)

9 913

12,00Sales 2012

Sales 2013

7,952

9,913

8,00

10,00 Sales 2013

Net Profit 2012

Net Profit 2013

4 899

6,893

5,1296,00

,

3,582

4,899

3,558

2,543

4,00

1,671 1,492,056

1,689

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0,00Baidu Alibaba Tencent

E-CommerceE Commerce

Online Shopping Transaction Valuepp g

Billion RMB

Some 2013 statisticsSome 2013 statistics

• 302 million Chinese were shopping online.Th l l f i 10• The total volume of e-com transactions > 10 trillion RMB

• Online retail: 1.850 billion RMB, making it the biggest e-com market in in the world.

• Analysts: “By 2020 China’s e-commerce market will be bigger than USA, Great Britain, Japan, gg , , p ,Germany and France combined.”

B2C Market 2013B2C Market 2013

Online Shopping Transaction Structurepp g

AlibabaAlibaba

International B2BInternational B2B

C2C ( ll b i )C2C (small businesses)

B2C (1st & 2nd tier cities)(1st & 2nd tier cities)

I t ti l B2CInternational B2C

Alibaba statisticsAlibaba statistics

• 24,000 employees (more than Yahoo + Facebook).I 2012 $170 billi i l ( 2% f Chi ’ GDP) t• In 2012 $170 billion in sales (=2% of China’s GDP) went through Taobao & Tmall platforms.

• 2012: 36 7 million users >2 8 million sellers >5 900• 2012: 36,7 million users, >2,8 million sellers, >5.900 product categories.

• Alibaba's accounts for >60% of the packages delivered in• Alibaba s accounts for >60% of the packages delivered in China.

• Taobao + Tmall cover 80% of the total e-com market inTaobao Tmall cover 80% of the total e com market in China and receive 100.000.000+ daily visitors.

• Value is estimated between $136 and $245 billion.$ $

Double 11 2013Double 11 2013

• 402 million visitors to Tmall (2/3e of allnetizens)

• €4 3 billion sales on Alibaba platforms€4,3 billion sales on Alibaba platforms (3x USA’s Black Friday)C• Compare: – €1,2 billion sales on Jingdongg g– e-commerce Belgium 2013 = €1,8 billion.

AlibabaAlibaba

Sina WeiboSina Weibo

Sina WeiboSina Weibo

Sina WeiboSina Weibo

• Only 5% of Weibo users post original content (H K U i it ’ W ib )(Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope).

• Weibo has many zombie accounts for celebrities and brands, automated spam accounts, and many users who just repost other users’ content.

• The number of highly active users who post the most had declined 74 percent between March p2012 and December 2013 (East China Normal University).y)

WeChat: ChatsWeChat: Chats

WeChat Voice MessagingWeChat Voice Messaging

WeChat: SocialWeChat: Social

WeChat: SocialWeChat: Social

WeChat: AccountsWeChat: Accounts

WeChat: m-commerceWeChat: m commerce

WeChat: Taxi bookingWeChat: Taxi booking

WeChat: StickersWeChat: Stickers

WeChat: StreetviewWeChat: Streetview

WeChat: Location BasedWeChat: Location Based

WeChat: ScannerWeChat: Scanner

WeChat: Vending MachinesWeChat: Vending Machines

WeChat: QR Code ShopsWeChat: QR Code Shops

WeChat registered UsersWeChat registered Users

WeChat Monthly Active UserseC at o t y ct e Use s

M-CommerceM Commerce

Internet UsersInternet Users

564618

600

700

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Internet Users

46% penetration

457513

564

420

500500

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Milj Mobile Internet Users

298

384

308356

420

300

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137

210

118

233

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118100

02005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Global Mobile Internet Penetration

M-Commerce statisticsM Commerce statistics

• Since mid 2013 more people are shoppingth h th i t h (81%) th tthrough their smartphone (81%) than a computer (70%).

• During Double 11 2013: 127 million consumersspent €653 billion on Taobao Mobile.

• This is 560% higher than in 2012 and covers 21% of Taobao’s transactions.

• 2/3rd (400 million) of China’s netizens shoppedon Taobao Mobile in 2013on Taobao Mobile in 2013.

M-Commerce GrowthM Commerce Growth

• High growth rates for m-commerce are expected in 2014 because of:– new means of mobile paymentnew means of mobile payment– penetration of smartphones in the

countryside (where few stores are located)countryside (where few stores are located)– Increase in 3G coverage

I i WIFI h– Increase in WIFI hotspots– O2O tools

China Mobile Shopping Market 2013pp g

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China’s most visited sitesChina s most visited sites

The major players: BATThe major players: BAT

http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/chinas-internet

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