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GLOBAL OVERVIEW BOTSWANA DJIBOUTI GUINEA LESOTHO NEPAL ST. KITTS & NEVIS TAJIKISTAN
DIGITAL YEARBOOK BRAZIL DOMINICA GUINEA-BISSAU LIBERIA NETHERLANDS ST. LUCIA TANZANIA
ABKHAZIA BRITISH VIRGIN IS. DOMINICAN REP. GUYANA LIBYA NEW CALEDONIA ST. MARTIN THAILAND
AFGHANISTAN BRUNEI ECUADOR HAITI LIECHTENSTEIN NEW ZEALAND ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON TIMOR-LESTE
ÅLAND IS. BULGARIA EGYPT HONDURAS LITHUANIA NICARAGUA ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES TOGO
ALBANIA BURKINA FASO EL SALVADOR HONG KONG LUXEMBOURG NIGER SAMOA TOKELAU
ALGERIA BURUNDI EQUATORIAL GUINEA HUNGARY MACAU NIGERIA SAN MARINO TONGA
AMERICAN SAMOA CABO VERDE ERITREA ICELAND NORTH MACEDONIA NIUE SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE TRANSNISTRIA
ANDORRA CAMBODIA ESTONIA INDIA MADAGASCAR NORFOLK IS. SAUDI ARABIA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
ANGOLA CAMEROON ESWATINI INDONESIA MALAWI NORTHERN MARIANA IS. SENEGAL TUNISIA
ANGUILLA CANADA ETHIOPIA IRAN MALAYSIA NORWAY SERBIA TURKEY
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA CAYMAN IS. FALKLAND IS. IRAQ MALDIVES OMAN SEYCHELLES TURKMENISTAN
ARGENTINA CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. FAROE IS. IRELAND MALI PAKISTAN SIERRA LEONE TURKS & CAICOS IS.
ARMENIA CHAD FIJI ISLE OF MAN MALTA PALAU SINGAPORE TUVALU
ARUBA CHILE FINLAND ISRAEL MARSHALL IS. PALESTINE ST. MAARTEN UGANDA
AUSTRALIA CHINA FRANCE ITALY MARTINIQUE PANAMA SLOVAKIA UKRAINE
AUSTRIA CHRISTMAS IS. FRENCH GUIANA JAMAICA MAURITANIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA SLOVENIA U.A.E.
AZERBAIJAN COCOS (KEELING) IS. FRENCH POLYNESIA JAPAN MAURITIUS PARAGUAY SOLOMON IS. U.K.
BAHAMAS COLOMBIA GABON JERSEY MAYOTTE PERU SOMALIA U.S.A.
BAHRAIN COMOROS GAMBIA JORDAN MEXICO PHILIPPINES SOUTH AFRICA U.S. VIRGIN IS.
BANGLADESH DEM. REP. OF CONGO GEORGIA KAZAKHSTAN MICRONESIA PITCAIRN IS. SOUTH SUDAN URUGUAY
BARBADOS REP. OF CONGO GERMANY KENYA MOLDOVA POLAND SPAIN UZBEKISTAN
BELARUS COOK IS. GHANA KIRIBATI MONACO PORTUGAL SRI LANKA VANUATU
BELGIUM COSTA RICA GIBRALTAR NORTH KOREA MONGOLIA PUERTO RICO SUDAN VATICAN
BELIZE CÔTE D’IVOIRE GREECE SOUTH KOREA MONTENEGRO QATAR SURINAME VENEZUELA
BENIN CROATIA GREENLAND KOSOVO MONTSERRAT RÉUNION SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN VIETNAM
BERMUDA CUBA GRENADA KUWAIT MOROCCO ROMANIA SWAZILAND WALLIS & FUTUNA
BHUTAN CURAÇAO GUADELOUPE KYRGYZSTAN MOZAMBIQUE RUSSIAN FEDERATION SWEDEN WESTERN SAHARA
BOLIVIA CYPRUS GUAM LAOS MYANMAR RWANDA SWITZERLAND YEMEN
BONAIRE, ST. EUSTATIUS & SABA CZECHIA GUATEMALA LATVIA NAMIBIA ST. BARTHÉLEMY SYRIA ZAMBIA
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The findings published in this report use the latest
data available at the time of production. This may
include revised figures for historical data points that
were not available when we produced previous
reports in the Global Digital Reports series. From
time to time, we may also change the data sources
that we use to inform specific data points, and we
may also change how we calculate certain values.
Similarly, our data partners may change the ways in
which they source, calculate, or report the data that
they share with us. As a result, findings published
in this report may not correlate with findings
published in our previous reports, especially where
suchfindingsrepresentchangeovertime(e.g.annual
growth). Where we report figures for change over
time, such figures will use the latest available data,
so we recommend using the values published
in this report, rather than trying to recalculate
such values using data from previous reports.
Wherever we’re aware of the potential for historical
mismatches, we’ve included a note on comparability
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these advisories carefully to understand how data
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with historical data. Where we report values for
change over time as “[N/A]”, the most recent data
do not correlate with the equivalent data point(s)
published in our previous reports, so we strongly
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this may result in the latest numbers appearing to
be lower than the values for the same data points
published in previous reports in this series. However,
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Furthermore, in addition to changes in data sources
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numbers may not represent unique individuals.
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As a result, the figures we publish for social media
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8.01 8.46 5.16 4.76
BILLION BILLION BILLION BILLION
+0.8% +2.2% +1.9% +3.0%
+67 MILLION +180 MILLION +98 MILLION +137 MILLION
57.2% 105.6% 64.4% 59.4%
TOTAL
POPULATION
CELLULAR MOBILE
CONNECTIONS
INTERNET
USERS
ACTIVE SOCIAL
MEDIA USERS
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
URBANISATION TOTAL vs. POPULATION TOTAL vs. POPULATION TOTAL vs. POPULATION
SOURCES: UNITED NATIONS; GOVERNMENT BODIES; GSMA INTELLIGENCE; ITU; WORLD BANK; EUROSTAT; CNNIC; APJII; IAMAI & KANTAR; CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; COMPANY ADVERTISING RESOURCES AND
EARNINGS REPORTS; OCDH; BETA RESEARCH CENTER; KEPIOS ANALYSIS. ADVISORY: SOCIAL MEDIA USERS MAY NOT REPRESENT UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS. COMPARABILITY: SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS TO SOURCE
DATA ACROSS ALL METRICS, INCLUDING IMPORTANT REVISIONS TO UNDERLYING POPULATION DATA. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS. WHERE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE IS SHOWN
AS “[N/A]”, COMPARISONS WITH HISTORICAL DATA WILL PRODUCE INACCURATE RESULTS. PLEASE READ OUR COMPREHENSIVE NOTES ON DATA FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
GLOBAL OVERVIEW
NOTE: SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS TO SOURCE DATA MEAN THAT FIGURES SHOWN HERE ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS. SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE START OF THIS REPORT FOR DETAILS.
OVERVIEW OF THE ADOPTION AND USE OF CONNECTED DEVICES AND SERVICES
GLOBAL DIGITAL HEADLINES
JAN
2023

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OCEANIA
SOUTH-EASTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
ASIA
EASTERN
ASIA
CENTRAL
ASIA
WESTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
AFRICA
MIDDLE
AFRICA
WESTERN
AFRICA
NORTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
EUROPE
NORTHERN
EUROPE
WESTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
AMERICA
CARIBBEAN
CENTRAL
AMERICA
NORTHERN
AMERICA
GLOBAL
AVERAGE
79.4%
75.6%
74.3%
47.4%
72.5%
70.6%
23.1%
27.9%
48.0%
65.9%
86.9%
88.4%
97.4%
93.5%
80.6%
68.4%
74.9%
92.0%
75.3%
64.4%
SOURCES: KEPIOS ANALYSIS; ITU; GSMA INTELLIGENCE; EUROSTAT; WORLD BANK; GOOGLE’S ADVERTISING RESOURCES; CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; CNNIC; APJII; KANTAR & IAMAI; LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AUTHORITIES; UNITED NATIONS. NOTE: REGIONS BASED ON THE UNITED NATIONS GEOSCHEME. COMPARABILITY: SOURCE AND BASE CHANGES. ALL FIGURES USE THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA, BUT SOME
SOURCE DATA MAY NOT HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE PAST YEAR. SEE NOTES ON DATA FOR DETAILS.
GLOBAL OVERVIEW
INTERNET USERS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET ADOPTION
JAN
2023

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OCEANIA
SOUTH-EASTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
ASIA
EASTERN
ASIA
CENTRAL
ASIA
WESTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
AFRICA
MIDDLE
AFRICA
WESTERN
AFRICA
NORTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
EUROPE
NORTHERN
EUROPE
WESTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
AMERICA
CARIBBEAN
CENTRAL
AMERICA
NORTHERN
AMERICA
0.7%
10.0%
24.0%
18.5%
1.1%
0.9%
2.1%
1.1%
4.0%
3.3%
4.9%
2.6%
2.0%
3.5%
6.8%
0.6%
2.6%
6.7%
4.3%
AUTHORITIES; UNITED NATIONS. NOTES: FIGURES MAY NOT SUM TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING. REGIONS BASED ON THE UNITED NATIONS GEOSCHEME. COMPARABILITY: SOURCE AND BASE CHANGES.
ALL FIGURES USE THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA, BUT SOME SOURCE DATA MAY NOT HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE PAST YEAR. SEE NOTES ON DATA FOR DETAILS.
GLOBAL OVERVIEW
INTERNET USERS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL GLOBAL INTERNET USERS
SHARE OF GLOBAL INTERNET USERS
JAN
2023

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OCEANIA
SOUTH-EASTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
ASIA
EASTERN
ASIA
CENTRAL
ASIA
WESTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
AFRICA
MIDDLE
AFRICA
WESTERN
AFRICA
NORTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
EUROPE
NORTHERN
EUROPE
WESTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
AMERICA
CARIBBEAN
CENTRAL
AMERICA
NORTHERN
AMERICA
GLOBAL
AVERAGE
62.0%
63.7%
72.0%
32.5%
27.4%
63.6%
41.3%
8.4%
7.4%
13.3%
48.8%
70.5%
76.7%
83.6%
83.3%
71.3%
50.6%
67.5%
73.9%
59.4%
SOURCES: KEPIOS ANALYSIS; COMPANY ADVERTISING RESOURCES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS; CNNIC; BETA RESEARCH CENTER; OCDH. ADVISORY: SOCIAL MEDIA USERS MAY NOT REPRESENT UNIQUE
INDIVIDUALS. NOTES: DOES NOT INCLUDE DATA FOR SUDAN OR SYRIA. REGIONS BASED ON THE UNITED NATIONS GEOSCHEME. COMPARABILITY: SOURCE, BASE, AND METHODOLOGY CHANGES,
INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT SOURCE DATA REVISIONS AND CHANGES IN REPORTING APPROACHES. VALUES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH THOSE PUBLISHED IN PREVIOUS REPORTS. FIGURES FOR LOCAL AND
REGIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE RELY ON DIFFERENT DATASETS TO GLOBAL FIGURES. SEE NOTES ON DATA FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
GLOBAL OVERVIEW
ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL POPULATION (NOTE: USERS MAY NOT REPRESENT UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS)
SOCIAL MEDIA USERS vs. TOTAL POPULATION
JAN
2023

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OCEANIA
SOUTH-EASTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
ASIA
EASTERN
ASIA
CENTRAL
ASIA
WESTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
AFRICA
MIDDLE
AFRICA
WESTERN
AFRICA
NORTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
EUROPE
NORTHERN
EUROPE
WESTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
AMERICA
CARIBBEAN
CENTRAL
AMERICA
NORTHERN
AMERICA
0.7%
10.7%
29.4%
16.1%
0.5%
4.3%
0.7%
1.0%
0.4%
1.4%
2.6%
5.0%
2.9%
2.2%
4.0%
7.7%
0.6%
3.0%
6.9%
SOURCES: KEPIOS ANALYSIS; COMPANY ADVERTISING RESOURCES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS; CNNIC; BETA RESEARCH CENTER; OCDH. ADVISORY: SOCIAL MEDIA USERS MAY NOT REPRESENT UNIQUE
INDIVIDUALS. NOTES: FIGURES MAY NOT SUM TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING. DOES NOT INCLUDE DATA FOR SUDAN OR SYRIA. REGIONS BASED ON THE UNITED NATIONS GEOSCHEME. COMPARABILITY:
SOURCE, BASE, AND METHODOLOGY CHANGES, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT SOURCE DATA REVISIONS AND CHANGES IN REPORTING APPROACHES. VALUES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH THOSE PUBLISHED IN
PREVIOUS REPORTS. FIGURES FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE RELY ON DIFFERENT DATASETS TO GLOBAL FIGURES. SEE NOTES ON DATA FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
GLOBAL OVERVIEW
ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS IN EACH REGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL GLOBAL ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
SHARE OF GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
JAN
2023

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OCEANIA
SOUTH-EASTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
ASIA
EASTERN
ASIA
CENTRAL
ASIA
WESTERN
ASIA
SOUTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
AFRICA
MIDDLE
AFRICA
WESTERN
AFRICA
NORTHERN
AFRICA
EASTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
EUROPE
NORTHERN
EUROPE
WESTERN
EUROPE
SOUTHERN
AMERICA
CARIBBEAN
CENTRAL
AMERICA
NORTHERN
AMERICA
GLOBAL
AVERAGE
106%
102%
136%
120%
84%
107%
100%
179%
68%
58%
96%
101%
147%
132%
133%
127%
112%
84%
103%
112%
SOURCES: GSMA INTELLIGENCE; UNITED NATIONS. NOTE: FIGURES MAY EXCEED 100% BECAUSE SOME INDIVIDUALS MAY USE MORE THAN ONE CELLULAR CONNECTION. REGIONS BASED ON THE UNITED
NATIONS GEOSCHEME. COMPARABILITY: BASE CHANGES.
GLOBAL OVERVIEW
CELLULAR MOBILE CONNECTIONS COMPARED WITH TOTAL POPULATION
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
JAN
2023

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Last year, we emerged from the pandemic into a new online landscape. IRL and URL
life were already impossibly entangled, and much was on the horizon: metaverses in
which to while away our days, NFTs to deck the walls of digital houses, crypto wallets
for paying for goods and services in virtual malls. But this year, what was cracked has
now shattered into many segmented realities. An accurate vision of the future is now
less like looking through a telescope, more like looking through a kaleidoscope: it’s
coming through as several diverse fragments, not one single perspective.
In this fragmented space, online factions are carving out their own customs, niches,
and territories – their own marginal worlds that have the power to become the
mainstream.
On a social level, gone are the days of feeds clustered around friends and family – here
are the days of For You Pages guided by individual interests. On a cultural level, gone is
the universal watercooler chat dictated by shared popular culture – today’s agenda is
set by ever-more niche and transient corners of the internet. And on a personal level,
identities are more layered and ﬂuid than ever before, more like an ‘avatar du jour’ than
a static understanding of self.
In the eighth issue of our annual report Think Forward, we unpick the complex and
ever-changing web of digital culture and behaviour, and explore the role brands can
play in reﬂecting and shaping it.
T H E T R E N D S
1. TEXTURED DISCOVERY
PEOPLE WANT SOCIAL TO BE LESS PRECISE AND MORE
EXPLORATORY
2.COLLAPSING NARRATIVES
STORYTELLING IS NO LONGER LINEAR NOR FOLLOWING
ESTABLISHED STRUCTURES
3. MARGIN-CHASERS
ON SOCIAL, EXTREME BEHAVIOUR IS SEEN AS MORE AUTHENTIC,
GAINING TRACTION AND CUTTING THROUGH
4. NEW COOPERATIVES
THE CULT OF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS GIVEN WAY TO LESS
EGO-DRIVEN COMMUNITIES
5. EXPANDING IDENTITIES
VIRTUAL WORLDS ARE MAKING ONLINE IDENTITY MORE FLEXIBLE
AND EXPANSIVE
WE ARE SOCIAL
FRAGMENTED FUTURES
THINK FORWARD 2023
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Meltwater Insights
Our 2023 Marketing Trends guide provides a glimpse at
what the next generation of digital marketing has to offer.
Global Overview
Thanks in part to Gen-Z’s love of subtitles,
closed-captions are now a regular sight in
short-form video content across the internet.
Social platforms are continuing to invest
in those and other accessibility features,
but there’s still a long way to go. A 2022
Business Disability Forum survey of disabled
consumers found that 42% of respondents
couldn’t complete an online purchase
because of inaccessible websites or apps.
Short-form video is here to stay. And though
what qualifies as “short” varies, easily-
digestible video content remains a priority
for social platforms.
Marketers: Now is the time to embrace
short-form video and experiment with length
and new platform features, especially as
social commerce gains even more traction
in 2023.
The death of third-party cookies is imminent.
Until then, marketers need to spend 2023
overhauling their performance metrics.
Expect widespread shifts to gathering first-
party data and using contextual marketing.
Understanding who your audience is, where
they are active online, and how they interact
with your brand across the web is going to be
an important part of strategy building in 2023
and beyond.
Short-Form Video’s Heyday Goodbye Third-Party Cookies Accessibility Visibility
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1.43 1.69 1.05 1.03
63.9% 118.6% 73.7% 72.0%
URBANISATION vs. POPULATION vs. POPULATION vs. POPULATION
TOTAL
POPULATION
CELLULAR MOBILE
CONNECTIONS
INTERNET
USERS
ACTIVE SOCIAL
MEDIA USERS
DATA, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE REVISIONS TO POPULATION DATA. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS. ALL FIGURES USE THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA, BUT SOME SOURCE DATA MAY
NOT HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE PAST YEAR. SEE NOTES ON DATA FOR FULL DETAILS.
CHINA
OVERVIEW OF THE ADOPTION AND USE OF CONNECTED DEVICES AND SERVICES
ESSENTIAL DIGITAL HEADLINES
NOTE: PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES ON COMPARING DATA AT THE START OF THIS REPORT BEFORE COMPARING DATA ON THIS CHART WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS
JAN
2023

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-0.005% +3.0% +1.9% [N/A]
-76 THOUSAND +50 MILLION +19 MILLION [BASE REVISIONS]
TOTAL
POPULATION
CELLULAR MOBILE
CONNECTIONS
INTERNET
USERS
ACTIVE SOCIAL
MEDIA USERS
DATA, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE REVISIONS TO POPULATION DATA. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS. ALL FIGURES USE THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA, BUT SOME SOURCE DATA MAY
NOT HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE PAST YEAR. FIGURES FOR INTERNET USER GROWTH MAY UNDER-REPRESENT ACTUAL TRENDS. SEE NOTES ON DATA FOR FULL DETAILS.
CHINA
CHANGE IN THE USE OF CONNECTED DEVICES AND SERVICES OVER TIME
DIGITAL GROWTH
NOTE: MAJOR REVISIONS TO SOURCE DATA MEAN THAT GROWTH FIGURES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE; PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT NOTES AT THE START OF THIS REPORT FOR DETAILS
JAN
2023

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The people, topics, and trends driving conversation in China
Spotlight on Digital Culture
Top Overseas Food Celebrity
Gordon Ramsay
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Sina Weibo
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Top name for content creators
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Leaders (KOLs)
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WE ARE SOCIAL CHINA
GOING IN TOO EARLY THE CURIOUS CASE OF ZHELI
Zheli, a metaverse social app, took Chinese
appstores by storm in early 2022. Featuring
rudimental metaverse avatars, the app was
ﬁrst in the China market where users can
hang out with friends in a virtual space. And
yet, a few days later, the app was delisted
from all appstores. The developer cited server
overload due to the app’s unexpected
popularity, but rumors say that Tencent was
behind the delisting as it felt threatened by
this app.
Brands need to stay calm and not invest in
platforms too quickly, especially in China’s
unique competitive environment.
Perhaps a development to track more closely
is the addition of metaverse functionalities
into existing superapps.
In 2022, Tencent has embedded the Unreal
engine into its QQ app, allowing users to
create 3D avatars in Super QQ Show.
Other platforms could follow suit, treating the
metaverse as more of a bolt-on rather than a
brand new development.
Brands need to keep up with new features
that could gain traction with users on major
platforms.
FENCED OFF FROM THE WEST, CHINA IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE METAVERSE ON
THEIR OWN
WHERE IS THE METAVERSE
FIND OUT MORE ON
wearesocial.com/cn
In April 2022, Dior launched a fashion show
on Baidu’s metaverse platform, XiRang. While
it sounded like a good idea at the time,
especially with the entire population of
Shanghai locked up at home, this event
generated much buzz but little substance.
The fashion show was not talked about
afterwards as the start of China metaverse
marketing, and the typical Chinese consumer
still does not have XiRang installed on their
phones.
At the time of publishing, there is still no
mainstream metaverse platform available in
China. Frugal brands should take a
wait-and-see approach in 2023.
QQ BECOMES UNREAL
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63.9% 148.5 96.8% 95.2% 98.5%
1.43 49.0% 51.0% -0.005% 38.8
BILLION -76 THOUSAND
URBAN
POPULATION
POPULATION DENSITY
(PEOPLE PER KM2
)
OVERALL LITERACY
(ADULTS AGED 15+)
FEMALE LITERACY
(ADULTS AGED 15+)
MALE LITERACY
(ADULTS AGED 15+)
TOTAL
POPULATION
FEMALE
POPULATION
MALE
POPULATION
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN TOTAL POPULATION
MEDIAN AGE OF
THE POPULATION
SOURCES: UNITED NATIONS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; WORLD BANK; UNESCO; CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; OUR WORLD IN DATA; INDEXMUNDI; KNOEMA; KEPIOS ANALYSIS.
CHINA
DEMOGRAPHICS AND OTHER KEY INDICATORS
POPULATION ESSENTIALS
JAN
2023

23
1.37 B 1.38 B 1.39 B 1.40 B 1.41 B 1.41 B 1.42 B 1.42 B 1.43 B 1.43 B 1.43 B
+0.7% +0.7% +0.6% +0.6% +0.6% +0.4% +0.3% +0.1% +0.004% -0.005%
JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
SOURCES: UNITED NATIONS; U.S. CENSUS BUREAU; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; KEPIOS ANALYSIS. NOTE: WHERE LETTERS ARE SHOWN NEXT TO FIGURES ABOVE BARS, “K” DENOTES THOUSANDS
(E.G. “123 K” = 123,000), “M” DENOTES MILLIONS (E.G. “1.23 M” = 1,230,000), AND “B” DENOTES BILLIONS (E.G. “1.23 B” = 1,230,000,000). WHERE NO LETTER IS PRESENT, VALUES ARE SHOWN AS IS.
COMPARABILITY: SOURCE CHANGES AND BASE REVISIONS. FIGURES MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH VALUES PUBLISHED IN OUR PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
TOTAL POPULATION AND YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
POPULATION OVER TIME
JAN
2023
DATAREPORTAL

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14.2% 14.7% 15.7% 13.0% 14.0%
1.43 4.5% 10.1% 5.9% 7.8%
BILLION
65+
55-64
45-54
35-44
25-34
18-24
13-17
5-12
0-4
POPULATION
AGED 25-34
POPULATION
AGED 35-44
POPULATION
AGED 45-54
POPULATION
AGED 55-64
POPULATION
AGED 65+
TOTAL
POPULATION
POPULATION
AGED 0-4
POPULATION
AGED 5-12
POPULATION
AGED 13-17
POPULATION
AGED 18-24
SOURCES: UNITED NATIONS; U.S. CENSUS BUREAU; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES.
CHINA
SHARE OF THE TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE GROUP
POPULATION BY AGE
JAN
2023

25
13.6% 34.0% 9.3% 23.2% 6.3%
+2.3% (+30 BPS) +0.9% (+30 BPS) -5.1% (-50 BPS) +16.0% (+320 BPS) +5.0% (+30 BPS)
93.2% 93.1% 4.3% 52.5% 36.0%
-1.6% (-150 BPS) -1.7% (-160 BPS) +10.3% (+40 BPS) +0.4% (+20 BPS) +1.4% (+50 BPS)
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
GAMES
CONSOLE
SMART WATCH OR
SMART WRISTBAND
TV STREAMING
DEVICE
SMART HOME
DEVICE
VIRTUAL REALITY
DEVICE
ANY KIND OF
MOBILE PHONE
SMART
PHONE
FEATURE
PHONE
LAPTOP OR
DESKTOP COMPUTER
TABLET
DEVICE
SOURCE: GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS. NOTES: PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES
REPRESENT RELATIVE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%). “BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE THE
ABSOLUTE CHANGE
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO OWN EACH KIND OF DEVICE
DEVICE OWNERSHIP
JAN
2023

26
1H 19M 1H 01M 1H 03M 1H 12M
-2.5% (-2 MINS) -17.6% (-13 MINS) -6.0% (-4 MINS) -2.7% (-2 MINS)
5H 25M 2H 53M 1H 59M 2H 22M
+3.2% (+10 MINS) -2.8% (-5 MINS) +1.7% (+2 MINS) -6.0% (-9 MINS)
TIME SPENT LISTENING TO
MUSIC STREAMING SERVICES
TIME SPENT LISTENING
TO BROADCAST RADIO
TIME SPENT LISTENING
TO PODCASTS
TIME SPENT USING
A GAMES CONSOLE
TIME SPENT USING
THE INTERNET
TIME SPENT WATCHING TELEVISION
(BROADCAST AND STREAMING)
TIME SPENT USING
SOCIAL MEDIA
TIME SPENT READING PRESS MEDIA
(ONLINE AND PHYSICAL PRINT)
SOURCE: GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS. NOTES: CONSUMPTION OF DIFFERENT
MEDIA MAY OCCUR CONCURRENTLY. TELEVISION INCLUDES BOTH LINEAR (BROADCAST AND CABLE) TELEVISION AND CONTENT DELIVERED VIA STREAMING AND VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SERVICES. PRESS
INCLUDES BOTH ONLINE AND PHYSICAL PRINT MEDIA. BROADCAST RADIO DOES NOT INCLUDE INTERNET RADIO.
CHINA
THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TIME EACH DAY THAT INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 SPEND WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF MEDIA AND DEVICES
DAILY TIME SPENT WITH MEDIA
JAN
2023

28
1.05 73.7% +1.9% 5H 25M 90.6%
BILLION YOY: +1.9% (+135 BPS) +19 MILLION +3.2% (+10 MINS) -0.5% (-50 BPS)
TOTAL
INTERNET
USERS
INTERNET USERS AS
A PERCENTAGE OF
TOTAL POPULATION
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE NUMBER OF
INTERNET USERS
AVERAGE DAILY TIME SPENT
USING THE INTERNET BY
EACH INTERNET USER
PERCENTAGE OF USERS
ACCESSING THE INTERNET
VIA MOBILE PHONES
AUTHORITIES; UNITED NATIONS. TIME SPENT AND MOBILE SHARE DATA FROM GWI (Q3 2022). SEE GWI.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. PERCENTAGE CHANGE FIGURES SHOW RELATIVE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE.
“BPS” FIGURES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND SHOW ABSOLUTE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE. COMPARABILITY: SOURCE AND BASE CHANGES. ALL FIGURES USE THE LATEST AVAILABLE DATA, BUT SOME SOURCE
DATA MAY NOT HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE PAST YEAR. FIGURES FOR INTERNET USER GROWTH MAY UNDER-REPRESENT ACTUAL TRENDS. SEE NOTES ON DATA FOR DETAILS.
CHINA
ESSENTIAL INDICATORS OF INTERNET ADOPTION AND USE
OVERVIEW OF INTERNET USE
JAN
2023

29
564 M
618 M
649 M
688 M
731 M
772 M
829 M 854 M
989 M
1.03 B 1.05 B
+9.5% +5.0% +6.1% +6.2% +5.6% +7.3% +3.1% +15.7% +4.3% +1.9%
JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
SOURCES: KEPIOS ANALYSIS; ITU; GSMA INTELLIGENCE; EUROSTAT; GWI; CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; CNNIC; APJII; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. NOTE: WHERE LETTERS ARE SHOWN NEXT TO FIGURES
ABOVE BARS, “K” DENOTES THOUSANDS (E.G. “123 K” = 123,000), “M” DENOTES MILLIONS (E.G. “1.23 M” = 1,230,000), AND “B” DENOTES BILLIONS (E.G. “1.23 B” = 1,230,000,000). WHERE NO LETTER IS
PRESENT, VALUES ARE SHOWN AS IS. ADVISORY: DUE TO COVID-19-RELATED DELAYS IN RESEARCH AND REPORTING, FIGURES FOR INTERNET USER GROWTH AFTER 2020 MAY UNDER-REPRESENT ACTUAL
TRENDS. SEE NOTES ON DATA FOR MORE DETAILS. COMPARABILITY: SOURCE AND BASE CHANGES. FIGURES MAY NOT MATCH OR CORRELATE WITH FIGURES PUBLISHED IN PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
INTERNET USERS OVER TIME
NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS AND YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
JAN
2023
DATAREPORTAL

30
1.04 987.0 1.01
BILLION MILLION BILLION
73.1% 69.2% 70.9%
vs. POPULATION vs. POPULATION vs. POPULATION
INTERNET USERS:
ITU
INTERNET USERS:
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
INTERNET USERS:
INTERNETWORLDSTATS
SOURCES: AS STATED ABOVE EACH ICON. NOTES: WHERE SOURCES PUBLISH INTERNET ADOPTION AS A PERCENTAGE (I.E. PENETRATION), VALUES SHOWN HERE COMPARE THE LATEST PUBLISHED ADOPTION
RATES IN EACH COUNTRY WITH THE LATEST FIGURES FOR POPULATION TO DERIVE ABSOLUTE USER NUMBERS. WHERE SOURCES PUBLISH ABSOLUTE USER NUMBERS, VALUES SHOWN HERE COMPARE THESE
ABSOLUTE USER FIGURES WITH THE LATEST FIGURES FOR POPULATION TO DERIVE VALUES FOR “vs. POPULATION”. COMPARABILITY: POTENTIAL MISMATCHES. INTERNET USER FIGURES QUOTED ELSEWHERE IN
THIS REPORT USE DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, INCLUDING SOURCES NOT FEATURED ON THIS SLIDE.
CHINA
INTERNET USER NUMBERS PUBLISHED BY DIFFERENT SOURCES
INTERNET USER PERSPECTIVES
JAN
2023

31
73.7% 100.0% 94.3% 92.4% 3.0%
USES THE
INTERNET
HAS ACCESS
TO ELECTRICITY
HAS ACCESS TO BASIC
DRINKING WATER
HAS ACCESS TO
BASIC SANITATION
EARNS LESS THAN
USD $3.65 PER DAY
SOURCES: KEPIOS ANALYSIS; ITU; GSMA INTELLIGENCE; EUROSTAT; GWI; CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; CNNIC; APJII; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; WORLD BANK; UNITED NATIONS.
CHINA
ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IN THE CONTEXT OF ACCESS TO OTHER LIFE ESSENTIALS, AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET ACCESS IN PERSPECTIVE
JAN
2023

32
5H 25M 3H 16M 2H 09M 60.3%
DAILY TIME SPENT USING THE
INTERNET ACROSS ALL DEVICES
TIME SPENT USING THE
INTERNET ON MOBILE PHONES
TIME SPENT USING THE INTERNET
ON COMPUTERS AND TABLETS
MOBILE’S SHARE OF TOTAL
DAILY INTERNET TIME
SOURCE: GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS.
CHINA
AMOUNT OF TIME THAT INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 SPEND USING THE INTERNET EACH DAY
DAILY TIME SPENT USING THE INTERNET
JAN
2023

33
40.2%
36.4%
35.9%
32.4%
31.0%
29.8%
29.0%
27.6%
26.9%
26.8%
26.2%
25.2%
24.8%
24.3%
24.0%
STAYING IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WATCHING VIDEOS, TV SHOWS, OR MOVIES
KEEPING UP-TO-DATE WITH NEWS AND EVENTS
FINDING INFORMATION
FILLING UP SPARE TIME AND GENERAL BROWSING
EDUCATION AND STUDY-RELATED PURPOSES
ACCESSING AND LISTENING TO MUSIC
RESEARCHING HOW TO DO THINGS
MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS
FINDING NEW IDEAS OR INSPIRATION
ORGANISING YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE
MANAGING FINANCES AND SAVINGS
RESEARCHING PRODUCTS AND BRANDS
RESEARCHING PLACES, VACATIONS, AND TRAVEL
RESEARCHING HEALTH ISSUES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS
CHINA
PRIMARY REASONS WHY INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 USE THE INTERNET
MAIN REASONS FOR USING THE INTERNET
JAN
2023

34
57.6% 35.5% 31.2% 19.7% 9.7%
-2.4% (-140 BPS) -1.7% (-60 BPS) +6.5% (+190 BPS) +17.3% (+290 BPS) +6.6% (+60 BPS)
90.6% 65.9% 89.5% 4.4% 29.1%
-0.5% (-50 BPS) -3.5% (-240 BPS) -0.7% (-60 BPS) +4.8% (+20 BPS) -2.3% (-70 BPS)
MOBILE
PHONE (ANY)
LAPTOP OR
DESKTOP (ANY)
SMART
PHONE
FEATURE
PHONE
TABLET
DEVICE
PERSONAL LAPTOP
OR DESKTOP
WORK LAPTOP
OR DESKTOP
CONNECTED
TELEVISION
SMART HOME
DEVICE
GAMES
CONSOLE
SOURCE: GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS. NOTES: “MOBILE PHONE (ANY)” INCLUDES
USERS WHO ACCESS VIA A SMARTPHONE OR A FEATURE PHONE. “LAPTOP OR DESKTOP (ANY)” INCLUDES USERS WHO ACCESS VIA THEIR OWN COMPUTER OR A COMPUTER PROVIDED BY THEIR EMPLOYER.
PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES REFLECT RELATIVE CHANGE. “BPS” VALUES SHOW THE CHANGE IN BASIS POINTS, AND REFLECT ABSOLUTE CHANGE.
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO USE EACH KIND OF DEVICE TO ACCESS THE INTERNET
DEVICES USED TO ACCESS THE INTERNET
JAN
2023

35
109.40 +12.7% 214.58 +46.4%
MBPS MBPS
MEDIAN DOWNLOAD SPEED
OF CELLULAR MOBILE
INTERNET CONNECTIONS
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN MEDIAN CELLULAR MOBILE
INTERNET CONNECTION SPEED
MEDIAN DOWNLOAD
SPEED OF FIXED
INTERNET CONNECTIONS
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN MEDIAN FIXED INTERNET
CONNECTION SPEED
SOURCE: OOKLA. NOTE: FIGURES REPRESENT MEDIAN DOWNLOAD SPEEDS IN MEGABITS PER SECOND (MBPS) IN NOVEMBER 2022. COMPARABILITY: THE VALUES FOR INTERNET CONNECTION SPEEDS THAT
WE FEATURED IN PREVIOUS REPORTS REFLECTED MEAN CONNECTION SPEEDS, WHEREAS WE NOW FEATURE MEDIAN CONNECTION SPEEDS, WHICH OFFER A MORE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATION OF THE
CONNECTION SPEEDS THAT “TYPICAL” USERS CAN EXPECT. AS A RESULT, VALUES SHOWN HERE ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH THE VALUES PUBLISHED IN OUR PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
MEDIAN DOWNLOAD SPEEDS (IN MEGABITS PER SECOND) OF MOBILE AND FIXED INTERNET CONNECTIONS
INTERNET CONNECTION SPEEDS
JAN
2023

36
53.72% 45.38% 0.90% 0%
-16.5% (-1,060 BPS) +30.3% (+1,056 BPS) +4.7% (+4 BPS) [N/A]
MOBILE
PHONES
LAPTOP AND
DESKTOP COMPUTERS
TABLET
DEVICES
OTHER
DEVICES
SOURCE: STATCOUNTER. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF WEB PAGES SERVED TO BROWSERS RUNNING ON EACH TYPE OF DEVICE COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WEB PAGES SERVED
TO BROWSERS RUNNING ON ANY DEVICE IN NOVEMBER 2022. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES REPRESENT RELATIVE CHANGE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%,
NOT 70%). “BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE THE ABSOLUTE CHANGE. FIGURES MAY NOT SUM TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING.
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WEB PAGES SERVED TO WEB BROWSERS RUNNING ON EACH KIND OF DEVICE
SHARE OF WEB TRAFFIC BY DEVICE
JAN
2023

37
5.3%
7.9%
19.2%
40.5%
52.7%
59.3%
52.0%
62.3%
60.3%
64.3%
53.7%
+49.1% +144% +110% +30.1% +12.6% -12.4% +19.9% -3.2% +6.6% -16.5%
NOV NOV NOV NOV NOV NOV NOV NOV NOV NOV NOV
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
SOURCE: STATCOUNTER. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF WEB PAGES SERVED TO WEB BROWSERS RUNNING ON MOBILE PHONES COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WEB PAGES SERVED
TO WEB BROWSERS RUNNING ON ANY DEVICE. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES IN THE WHITE CIRCLES REPRESENT RELATIVE CHANGE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD
EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%).
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WEB PAGES SERVED TO WEB BROWSERS RUNNING ON MOBILE PHONES
MOBILE’S SHARE OF WEB TRAFFIC
JAN
2023
DATAREPORTAL

38
0.37% 0.17% 0.62% 28.50%
-11.9% (-5 BPS) -22.7% (-5 BPS) +10.7% (+6 BPS) -6.4% (-195 BPS)
46.00% 12.37% 8.81% 3.16%
-9.6% (-486 BPS) +17.5% (+184 BPS) +117.0% (+475 BPS) +9.0% (+26 BPS)
SAMSUNG INTERNET OPERA ANDROID OTHER
CHROME SAFARI MICROSOFT EDGE FIREFOX
SOURCE: STATCOUNTER. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF PAGE VIEWS SERVED TO EACH BROWSER AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL PAGE VIEWS SERVED TO WEB BROWSERS RUNNING ON ANY KIND
OF DEVICE IN NOVEMBER 2022. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES REPRESENT RELATIVE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%).
“BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE THE ABSOLUTE CHANGE. FIGURES MAY NOT SUM TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING.
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WEB PAGES SERVED TO EACH BRAND OF WEB BROWSER RUNNING ON ANY DEVICE
SHARE OF WEB TRAFFIC BY BROWSER
JAN
2023

39
64.60% 0.01% 0.04% 18.23%
-25.6% (-2,222 BPS) [N/A] +300.0% (+3 BPS) +167.3% (+1,141 BPS)
2.81% 12.55% 0.04% 1.72%
+26.6% (+59 BPS) +218.5% (+861 BPS) +100.0% (+2 BPS) +911.8% (+155 BPS)
BAIDU DUCKDUCKGO NAVER OTHER
GOOGLE BING YAHOO! YANDEX
SOURCE: STATCOUNTER. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF PAGE VIEW REFERRALS ORIGINATING FROM EACH SERVICE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL PAGE VIEW REFERRALS ORIGINATING FROM
SEARCH ENGINES IN NOVEMBER 2022. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES REPRESENT RELATIVE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%, NOT
70%). “BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE THE ABSOLUTE CHANGE. FIGURES MAY NOT SUM TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING.
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WEB TRAFFIC REFERRED BY SEARCH ENGINES THAT ORIGINATED FROM EACH SEARCH SERVICE
SHARE OF SEARCH ENGINE REFERRALS
JAN
2023

40
27.2% 33.3% 26.4% 21.6%
-17.3% (-570 BPS) +1.2% (+40 BPS) -14.3% (-440 BPS) -16.9% (-440 BPS)
USE VOICE ASSISTANTS (E.G. SIRI,
GOOGLE ASSISTANT) TO FIND
INFORMATION EACH WEEK
VISIT SOCIAL NETWORKS
TO LOOK FOR INFORMATION
ABOUT BRANDS AND PRODUCTS
USE IMAGE RECOGNITION TOOLS
(E.G. GOOGLE LENS, PINTEREST
LENS) ON MOBILE EACH MONTH
USE ONLINE TOOLS TO
TRANSLATE TEXT INTO DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES EACH WEEK
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO ENGAGE IN EACH KIND OF ONLINE ACTIVITY
ACCESSING ONLINE INFORMATION
JAN
2023

41
22.7% 27.3% 29.1% 28.5% 28.7%
-12.0% (-310 BPS) -7.1% (-210 BPS) -13.9% (-470 BPS) -5.0% (-150 BPS) -7.7% (-240 BPS)
93.8% 44.1% 23.7% 21.3% 35.7%
-1.9% (-180 BPS) [UNCHANGED] -10.6% (-280 BPS) -8.2% (-190 BPS) -1.7% (-60 BPS)
EDUCATIONAL
VIDEO
PRODUCT
REVIEW VIDEO
SPORTS CLIP OR
HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO
GAMING
VIDEO
INFLUENCER
VIDEOS AND VLOGS
ANY KIND
OF VIDEO
MUSIC
VIDEO
COMEDY, MEME,
OR VIRAL VIDEO
TUTORIAL OR
HOW-TO VIDEO
VIDEO
LIVESTREAM
SOURCE: GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS. NOTES: “YOY” PERCENTAGE VALUES
REPRESENT THE RELATIVE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%). “BPS” VALUES REPRESENT THE ABSOLUTE CHANGE (IN BASIS
POINTS).
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO WATCH EACH KIND OF VIDEO CONTENT VIA THE INTERNET EACH WEEK
WATCHING ONLINE VIDEO CONTENT
JAN
2023

42
85.7% 96.8% 1H 32M 53.2%
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET
USERS WHO STREAM TV
CONTENT OVER THE INTERNET
INTERNET USERS WHO STREAM
TV CONTENT vs. INTERNET USERS
WHO WATCH ANY KIND OF TV
AVERAGE DAILY TIME THAT
INTERNET USERS SPEND
WATCHING STREAMING TV
TIME SPENT WATCHING STREAMING
TV AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
TIME SPENT WATCHING TV
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO WATCH TV CONTENT VIA STREAMING SERVICES (E.G. NETFLIX) EACH MONTH
STREAMING TV CONTENT VIA THE INTERNET
JAN
2023

43
36.3% 26.2% 16.4% 31.9%
-6.0% (-230 BPS) -7.7% (-220 BPS) -14.6% (-280 BPS) -2.7% (-90 BPS)
LISTEN TO MUSIC
STREAMING SERVICES
LISTEN TO ONLINE RADIO
SHOWS OR STATIONS
LISTEN TO
PODCASTS
LISTEN TO
AUDIO BOOKS
POINTS).
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO LISTEN TO EACH KIND OF AUDIO CONTENT VIA THE INTERNET EACH WEEK
LISTENING TO ONLINE AUDIO CONTENT
JAN
2023

44
11.9% 14.2% 10.8% 10.2%
-4.8% (-60 BPS) -13.4% (-220 BPS) -20.6% (-280 BPS) -19.7% (-250 BPS)
72.1% 55.0% 32.0% 18.4%
-6.8% (-530 BPS) -6.5% (-380 BPS) +13.9% (+390 BPS) -9.8% (-200 BPS)
TABLET HAND-HELD GAMING DEVICE MEDIA STREAMING DEVICE VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET
ANY DEVICE SMARTPHONE LAPTOP OR DESKTOP GAMES CONSOLE
POINTS).
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO PLAY VIDEO GAMES ON EACH KIND OF DEVICE
DEVICES USED TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES
JAN
2023

45
$3.55 $1.99 $1.25 $1.31
+17.2% (+$521 MILLION) +16.4% (+$280 MILLION) +18.2% (+$193 MILLION) +15.6% (+$177 MILLION)
78.42 $23.63 $12.26 $3.26
MILLION BILLION BILLION BILLION
+16.0% (+11 MILLION) +17.5% (+$3.5 BILLION) +18.2% (+$1.9 BILLION) +16.1% (+$453 MILLION)
VALUE OF SMART HOME
SECURITY DEVICE MARKET
VALUE OF SMART HOME
ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE MARKET
VALUE OF SMART HOME
COMFORT & LIGHTING MARKET
VALUE OF SMART HOME
ENERGY MANAGEMENT MARKET
NUMBER OF HOMES WITH
SMART HOME DEVICES
TOTAL ANNUAL VALUE OF THE
SMART HOME DEVICES MARKET
VALUE OF SMART HOME
APPLIANCES MARKET
VALUE OF SMART HOME CONTROL
& CONNECTIVITY DEVICE MARKET
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: “SMART HOME DEVICES” INCLUDE: DIGITALLY CONNECTED AND CONTROLLED HOME DEVICES THAT CAN BE
REMOTELY CONTROLLED; SENSORS, ACTUATORS AND CLOUD SERVICES THAT ENABLE HOME AUTOMATION; CONTROL HUBS THAT CONNECT SENSORS AND ACTUATORS TO REMOTE CONTROLS AND TO EACH
OTHER; AND SMART HOME-RELATED SOFTWARE SALES (INCLUDING SUBSCRIPTION FEES). DOES NOT INCLUDE SMART TVS, OR B2B OR C2C SALES. FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES OF FULL-YEAR REVENUES FOR
2022 IN U.S. DOLLARS, AND COMPARISONS WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. COMPARABILITY: BASE CHANGES.
CHINA
VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR SMART HOME DEVICES (U.S. DOLLARS)
SMART HOME MARKET OVERVIEW
JAN
2023

46
$92.01 $54.89 $31.96 $39.68
-10.9% (-$11.29) -9.0% (-$5.43) -9.8% (-$3.46) -15.6% (-$7.33)
16.6% $301 $305 $108
+15.0% (+217 BPS) +1.2% (+$3.70) -10.7% (-$36.60) -11.2% (-$13.70)
ARPU: SMART HOME
SECURITY DEVICES
ARPU: SMART HOME
ENTERTAINMENT DEVICES
ARPU: SMART HOME
COMFORT & LIGHTING
ARPU: SMART HOME
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
PENETRATION OF
SMART HOME DEVICES
ARPU: SPEND ON ALL
SMART HOME DEVICES
ARPU: SMART
HOME APPLIANCES
ARPU: SMART HOME CONTROL
& CONNECTIVITY DEVICES
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: “SMART HOME DEVICES” INCLUDE: DIGITALLY CONNECTED AND CONTROLLED HOME DEVICES THAT CAN BE
REMOTELY CONTROLLED; SENSORS, ACTUATORS AND CLOUD SERVICES THAT ENABLE HOME AUTOMATION; CONTROL HUBS THAT CONNECT SENSORS AND ACTUATORS TO REMOTE CONTROLS AND TO EACH
OTHER; AND SMART HOME-RELATED SOFTWARE SALES (INCLUDING SUBSCRIPTION FEES). DOES NOT INCLUDE SMART TVS, OR B2B OR C2C SALES. FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES OF FULL-YEAR SPEND PER
SMART HOME FOR 2022 IN U.S. DOLLARS, AND COMPARISONS WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. COMPARABILITY: BASE CHANGES.
CHINA
AVERAGE ANNUAL SPEND ON SMART HOME DEVICES PER SMART HOME (U.S. DOLLARS)
AVERAGE ANNUAL REVENUE PER SMART HOME
JAN
2023

47
20.4% 25.3% 5.4%
USE A BANKING, INVESTMENT,
OR INSURANCE WEBSITE OR
MOBILE APP EACH MONTH
USE A MOBILE PAYMENT
SERVICE (E.G. APPLE PAY,
SAMSUNG PAY) EACH MONTH
OWN ANY FORM
OF CRYPTOCURRENCY
(E.G. BITCOIN, ETHER)
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO OWN OR USE EACH KIND OF DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICE
USE OF ONLINE FINANCIAL SERVICES
JAN
2023

48
26.9% 34.9% 25.5% 31.0% [N/A]
COMFORTABLE WITH
APPS TRACKING THEIR
REAL-WORLD ACTIVITY
(E.G. STEPS, SLEEP)
PREFER TO REMAIN
ANONYMOUS
WHEN USING
ONLINE SERVICES
WORRY ABOUT
HOW COMPANIES
MIGHT USE THEIR
ONLINE DATA
DECLINE COOKIES
ON WEBSITES
AT LEAST SOME
OF THE TIME
EXPRESS CONCERN
ABOUT WHAT IS REAL
vs. WHAT IS FAKE
ON THE INTERNET
SOURCES: DATA FOR “CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT IS REAL vs WHAT IS FAKE ON THE INTERNET” VIA REUTERS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF JOURNALISM’S “DIGITAL NEWS REPORT 2021”. FIGURES REPRESENT THE
FINDINGS OF A GLOBAL STUDY OF ONLINE NEWS CONSUMERS AGED 18+ (SEE DIGITALNEWSREPORT.ORG FOR MORE DETAILS). DATA FOR ALL OTHER DATA POINTS VIA GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE
FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS.
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PERSPECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES OF ONLINE ADULTS RELATING TO THEIR ONLINE DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY
ONLINE PRIVACY AND SECURITY
JAN
2023

50
1H 59M 7.3 48.8% 51.2%
1.03 72.0% 77.2% 97.7%
BILLION
NUMBER OF SOCIAL
MEDIA USERS
SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
vs. TOTAL POPULATION
SOCIAL MEDIA USERS AGE 18+
vs. TOTAL POPULATION AGE 18+
SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
vs. TOTAL INTERNET USERS
AVERAGE TIME SPENT USING
SOCIAL MEDIA EACH DAY
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SOCIAL
PLATFORMS USED EACH MONTH
FEMALE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
vs. TOTAL SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
MALE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
vs. TOTAL SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
SOURCES: KEPIOS ANALYSIS; COMPANY ADVERTISING RESOURCES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS; CNNIC; BETA RESEARCH CENTER; OCDH; U.N.; U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. ADVISORY: SOCIAL MEDIA USERS MAY NOT
REPRESENT UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS. FIGURES FOR REACH vs. POPULATION AND REACH vs. INTERNET USERS MAY EXCEED 100% DUE TO DUPLICATE AND FAKE ACCOUNTS, USER AGE MISSTATEMENTS, DELAYS IN
DATA REPORTING, AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CENSUS COUNTS AND RESIDENT POPULATIONS. SEE NOTES ON DATA FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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HEADLINES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ADOPTION AND USE (NOTE: USERS MAY NOT REPRESENT UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS)
OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE
JAN
2023

51
36.9%
30.5%
27.2%
25.2%
24.7%
23.1%
22.9%
22.5%
22.2%
21.3%
21.0%
20.8%
19.5%
19.1%
18.0%
KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
FILLING SPARE TIME
SEEING WHAT’S BEING TALKED ABOUT
FINDING CONTENT (E.G. VIDEOS)
READING NEWS STORIES
WATCHING LIVE STREAMS
SHARING AND DISCUSSING OPINIONS
FINDING PRODUCTS TO PURCHASE
SEEING CONTENT FROM BRANDS
FINDING INSPIRATION FOR THINGS TO DO AND BUY
WORK-RELATED NETWORKING OR RESEARCH
MAKING NEW CONTACTS
POSTING ABOUT YOUR LIFE
WATCHING OR FOLLOWING SPORTS
FOLLOWING CELEBRITIES OR INFLUENCERS
SOURCE: GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS. NOTE: FIGURES REPRESENT THE SHARE OF
INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO REPORT USING AT LEAST ONE SOCIAL MEDIA OR MESSENGER PLATFORM IN THE PAST MONTH.
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PRIMARY REASONS WHY SOCIAL MEDIA USERS AGED 16 TO 64 USE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
MAIN REASONS FOR USING SOCIAL MEDIA
JAN
2023

52
81.6%
72.3%
61.6%
57.6%
49.5%
49.3%
47.9%
31.8%
23.0%
22.4%
18.6%
14.9%
13.9%
13.5%
11.0%
WECHAT
DOUYIN
QQ
BAIDU TIEBA
XIAOHONGSHU
SINA WEIBO
KUAISHOU
QZONE
MEIPAI
DOUYIN HUOSHAN
IMESSAGE
FACEBOOK
INKE
TWITTER
LINE
SOURCE: GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS. NOTE: YOUTUBE IS NOT OFFERED AS AN
ANSWER OPTION FOR THIS QUESTION IN GWI’S SURVEY. COMPARABILITY: A VERSION OF THIS CHART THAT APPEARED IN OUR PREVIOUS REPORTS WAS BASED ON A PREVIOUS QUESTION IN GWI’S SURVEY
THAT INCLUDED YOUTUBE AS AN ANSWER OPTION. GWI’S CURRENT SURVEY FEATURES A REVISED VERSION OF THIS QUESTION THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE YOUTUBE AS AN ANSWER OPTION, WHILE OTHER
CHANGES TO THE QUESTION’S WORDING MAY MEAN THAT THE VALUES AND RANK ORDER SHOWN HERE ARE NOT DIRECTLY COMPARABLE WITH THOSE SHOWN ON A SIMILAR CHART IN PREVIOUS REPORTS.
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PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO USE EACH PLATFORM EACH MONTH
MOST USED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
NOTE: YOUTUBE IS NOT OFFERED AS AN ANSWER OPTION FOR THIS QUESTION IN GWI’S SURVEY, SO IT WILL NOT APPEAR IN THIS RANKING
JAN
2023

53
44.0%
20.9%
5.5%
5.1%
3.1%
2.8%
2.6%
1.2%
1.1%
0.8%
WECHAT
DOUYIN
QQ
KUAISHOU
XIAOHONGSHU
BAIDU TIEBA
SINA WEIBO
MEIPAI
DOUYIN HUOSHAN
LINE
SOURCE: GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS. NOTE: YOUTUBE IS NOT OFFERED AS AN
ANSWER OPTION FOR THIS QUESTION IN GWI’S SURVEY.
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PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO SAY THAT EACH OPTION IS THEIR “FAVOURITE” SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
FAVOURITE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
NOTE: YOUTUBE IS NOT OFFERED AS AN ANSWER OPTION FOR THIS QUESTION IN GWI’S SURVEY, SO IT WILL NOT APPEAR IN THIS RANKING
JAN
2023

54
22.1% 24.3% 15.7% 11.8%
-3.1% (-70 BPS) -5.4% (-140 BPS) -10.8% (-190 BPS) -8.5% (-110 BPS)
79.7% 33.3% 20.9% 19.9%
-4.8% (-400 BPS) +1.2% (+40 BPS) -2.8% (-60 BPS) -9.1% (-200 BPS)
MESSAGING AND
LIVE CHAT SERVICES
MICRO-BLOGS
(E.G. TWITTER)
VLOGS (BLOGS IN
A VIDEO FORMAT)
ONLINE PINBOARDS
(E.G. PINTEREST)
ANY KIND OF SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORM
SOCIAL
NETWORKS
QUESTION & ANSWER
SITES (E.G. QUORA)
FORUMS AND
MESSAGE BOARDS
SOURCE: GWI (Q3 2022). FIGURES REPRESENT THE FINDINGS OF A BROAD GLOBAL SURVEY OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64. SEE GWI.COM FOR FULL DETAILS. NOTE: VALUES FOR “ANY KIND OF SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORM” INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE OF: SOCIAL NETWORKS, QUESTION AND ANSWER SITES (E.G. QUORA), FORUMS AND MESSAGE BOARDS, MESSAGING AND LIVE CHAT SERVICES, MICRO-BLOGS
(E.G. TWITTER), BLOGS ON PRODUCTS / BRANDS (NOT SHOWN AS AN INDIVIDUAL VALUE ON THIS CHART), VLOGS (I.E. BLOGS RECORDED IN A VIDEO FORMAT), AND ONLINE PINBOARDS (E.G. PINTEREST).
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PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO USE EACH SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNEL TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT BRANDS AND PRODUCTS
USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BRAND RESEARCH
JAN
2023

55
30.9%
23.4%
23.3%
23.0%
22.1%
19.5%
19.3%
19.3%
18.2%
18.1%
16.9%
16.4%
15.4%
15.2%
15.0%
FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND PEOPLE YOU KNOW
ACTORS, COMEDIANS, OR OTHER PERFORMERS
RESTAURANTS, CHEFS, OR FOODIES
TV SHOWS OR CHANNELS
CONTACTS RELEVANT TO WORK
ENTERTAINMENT, MEMES, OR PARODY ACCOUNTS
BANDS, SINGERS, OR MUSICIANS
COMPANIES RELEVANT TO WORK
BRANDS YOU PURCHASE
BRANDS YOU’RE CONSIDERING PURCHASING
GAMING EXPERTS OR GAMING STUDIOS
FITNESS EXPERTS OR ORGANISATIONS
MAGAZINES OR PUBLICATIONS YOU READ
JOURNALISTS OR NEWS COMPANIES
SPORTS PEOPLE AND TEAMS
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PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO FOLLOW EACH TYPE OF ACCOUNT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS FOLLOWED
JAN
2023

57
1.69 118.6% +3.0% 99.6%
BILLION +50 MILLION
NUMBER OF CELLULAR
MOBILE CONNECTIONS
(EXCLUDING IOT)
NUMBER OF CELLULAR MOBILE
CONNECTIONS COMPARED
WITH TOTAL POPULATION
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE NUMBER OF CELLULAR
MOBILE CONNECTIONS
SHARE OF CELLULAR MOBILE
CONNECTIONS THAT ARE
BROADBAND (3G, 4G, 5G)
SOURCE: GSMA INTELLIGENCE. NOTES: TOTAL CELLULAR CONNECTIONS INCLUDE DEVICES OTHER THAN MOBILE PHONES, BUT EXCLUDE CELLULAR IOT CONNECTIONS. FIGURES MAY SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEED
FIGURES FOR POPULATION DUE TO MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS AND CONNECTED DEVICES PER PERSON. COMPARABILITY: BASE CHANGES. VERSIONS OF THIS CHART PUBLISHED IN SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS
REPORTS FEATURED CELLULAR CONNECTION FIGURES THAT INCLUDED CELLULAR IOT CONNECTIONS. FIGURES SHOWN HERE DO NOT INCLUDE CELLULAR IOT CONNECTIONS.
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USE OF MOBILE PHONES AND DEVICES THAT CONNECT TO CELLULAR NETWORKS
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
JAN
2023

58
1.60 B 1.60 B 1.61 B 1.62 B 1.64 B 1.65 B 1.66 B 1.68 B 1.69 B
-0.4% +0.4% +0.8% +1.4% +0.3% +1.1% +0.6% +0.9%
JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT JAN
2021 2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023
SOURCE: GSMA INTELLIGENCE. NOTE: WHERE LETTERS ARE SHOWN NEXT TO FIGURES ABOVE BARS, “K” DENOTES THOUSANDS (E.G. “123 K” = 123,000), “M” DENOTES MILLIONS (E.G. “1.23 M” = 1,230,000),
AND “B” DENOTES BILLIONS (E.G. “1.23 B” = 1,230,000,000). WHERE NO LETTER IS PRESENT, VALUES ARE SHOWN AS IS. COMPARABILITY: BASE REVISIONS. NUMBERS MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH VALUES
PUBLISHED IN OUR PREVIOUS REPORTS.
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NUMBER OF CELLULAR MOBILE CONNECTIONS AND YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
CELLULAR MOBILE CONNECTIONS OVER TIME
JAN
2023
DATAREPORTAL

59
$134 12.69% $0.41 0.04%
PRICE OF THE
CHEAPEST SMARTPHONE
HANDSET (IN USD)
PRICE OF THE CHEAPEST
SMARTPHONE HANDSET
vs. AVERAGE INCOME
AVERAGE PRICE OF
1GB OF CELLULAR
MOBILE DATA (IN USD)
AVERAGE PRICE OF 1GB
OF CELLULAR MOBILE DATA
vs. AVERAGE INCOME
SOURCES: HANDSET PRICES: ALLIANCE FOR AFFORDABLE INTERNET; ACCESS THE FULL DATASET AT A4AI.ORG. MOBILE DATA PRICES: CABLE.CO.UK; WORLD BANK. COMPARABILITY: VALUE FOR HANDSET PRICES
vs. MONTHLY INCOME AS PUBLISHED BY A4AI, AND MAY USE A DIFFERENT VALUE FOR AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME COMPARED WITH THE DATA USED TO CALCULATE THE PRICE OF 1GB OF MOBILE DATA vs.
MONTHLY INCOME. AS A RESULT, VALUES MAY NOT CORRELATE ACROSS DATA POINTS.
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THE COST OF BUYING A SMARTPHONE HANDSET AND 1GB OF CELLULAR MOBILE DATA, AND COMPARISONS WITH AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME
AFFORDABILITY OF MOBILE INTERNET ACCESS
JAN
2023

60
73.37% 25.82% 0.02% 0% 0.79%
-8.2% (-657 BPS) +33.9% (+654 BPS) [UNCHANGED] [N/A] +3.9% (+3 BPS)
SHARE OF MOBILE WEB
TRAFFIC ORIGINATING
FROM ANDROID DEVICES
SHARE OF MOBILE WEB
TRAFFIC ORIGINATING
FROM APPLE IOS DEVICES
SHARE OF MOBILE WEB
TRAFFIC ORIGINATING FROM
SAMSUNG OS DEVICES
SHARE OF MOBILE WEB
TRAFFIC ORIGINATING
FROM KAI OS DEVICES
SHARE OF MOBILE WEB
TRAFFIC ORIGINATING
FROM OTHER OS DEVICES
SOURCE: STATCOUNTER. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF WEB PAGES SERVED TO BROWSERS ON MOBILE PHONES RUNNING EACH OPERATING SYSTEM COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF WEB PAGES SERVED TO MOBILE BROWSERS IN NOVEMBER 2022. FIGURES FOR SAMSUNG OS REFER ONLY TO THOSE DEVICES RUNNING OPERATING SYSTEMS DEVELOPED BY SAMSUNG (E.G. BADA AND
TIZEN), AND DO NOT INCLUDE SAMSUNG DEVICES RUNNING ANDROID. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES REPRESENT RELATIVE CHANGE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD
EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%). “BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE THE ABSOLUTE CHANGE. FIGURES MAY NOT SUM TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING.
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PERCENTAGE OF WEB PAGE REQUESTS ORIGINATING FROM MOBILE HANDSETS RUNNING EACH MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM IN NOVEMBER 2022
SHARE OF MOBILE WEB TRAFFIC BY MOBILE OS
JAN
2023

61
3H 33M 111.1 +12.9% $58.07 +2.3%
+12.1% (+23 MINS) BILLION +13 BILLION BILLION +$1.3 BILLION
AVERAGE TIME THAT EACH
USER SPENDS USING A
SMARTPHONE EACH DAY
TOTAL NUMBER
OF MOBILE APP
DOWNLOADS
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
MOBILE APP DOWNLOADS
ANNUAL CONSUMER
SPEND ON MOBILE APPS AND
IN-APP PURCHASES (USD)
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN CONSUMER SPEND ON
APPS AND IN-APP PURCHASES
SOURCE: DATA.AI INTELLIGENCE. SEE DATA.AI FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT COMBINED CONSUMER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE, APPLE IOS APP STORE, AND THIRD-PARTY
ANDROID APP STORES BETWEEN JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2022. FINANCIAL VALUES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS. “CONSUMER SPEND” ONLY INCLUDES SPEND ON APPS AND IN-APP PURCHASES VIA APP STORES,
AND DOES NOT INCLUDE REVENUES FROM ECOMMERCE OR MOBILE ADVERTISING.
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HEADLINES FOR MOBILE APP DOWNLOADS AND CONSUMER SPEND (IN U.S. DOLLARS) BETWEEN JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2022
MOBILE APP MARKET OVERVIEW
JAN
2023

62
01 WECHAT TENCENT
02 TIKTOK BYTEDANCE
03 PINDUODUO XUNMENG
04 ALIPAY ANT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
05 KWAI KUAISHOU
06 TAOBAO ALIBABA GROUP
07 BAIDU BAIDU
08 QQ TENCENT
09 TOUTIAO BYTEDANCE
10 AMAP ALIBABA GROUP
01 HONOR OF KINGS TENCENT
02 GAME FOR PEACE TENCENT
03 ANIPOP HAPPY ELEMENTS
04 MINI WORLD BLOCK ART MINIWAN
05 LANDLORD POKER TENCENT
06 MINECRAFT POCKET EDITION MICROSOFT
07 GENSHIN IMPACT MIHOYO
08 SUBWAY SURFERS SYBO
09 LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: WILD RIFT TENCENT
10 JJ DOUDIZHU JJWORLD
# MOBILE APP COMPANY # MOBILE GAME COMPANY
SOURCE: DATA.AI INTELLIGENCE. SEE DATA.AI FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: RANKINGS BASED ON COMBINED MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS ACROSS IPHONES AND ANDROID PHONES BETWEEN
JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2022, EXCLUDING PRE-INSTALLED APPS (E.G. YOUTUBE ON ANDROID PHONES, IMESSAGE ON IPHONES).
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MOBILE APPS AND GAMES RANKED BY AVERAGE MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS BETWEEN JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2022
APP RANKING: MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS
JAN
2023

63
01 TIKTOK BYTEDANCE
02 KWAI KUAISHOU
03 WECHAT TENCENT
04 PINDUODUO XUNMENG
05 VOOV MEETING TENCENT
06 夸克 ALIBABA GROUP
07 CAPCUT BYTEDANCE
08 NATIONAL ANTI FRAUD CENTRE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY
09 IQIYI BAIDU
10 ALIPAY ANT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
03 SUBWAY SURFERS SYBO
05 蛋仔派对 NETEASE
06 ANIPOP HAPPY ELEMENTS
07 BATTLE OF GOLDEN SPATULA TENCENT
09 SURVIVOR!.IO HABBY
10 MINECRAFT POCKET EDITION MICROSOFT
SOURCE: DATA.AI INTELLIGENCE. SEE DATA.AI FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: RANKINGS BASED ON COMBINED USER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE AND APPLE IOS APP STORE BETWEEN
JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2022. VALUES FOR CHINA ONLY INCLUDE ACTIVITY ON THE APPLE IOS APP STORE.
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RANKING OF MOBILE APPS AND MOBILE GAMES BY TOTAL NUMBER OF DOWNLOADS BETWEEN JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2022
APP RANKING: DOWNLOADS
JAN
2023

64
01 TIKTOK BYTEDANCE
02 TENCENT VIDEO TENCENT
03 IQIYI BAIDU
04 QQ MUSIC TENCENT
05 YOUKU ALIBABA GROUP
06 KWAI KUAISHOU
07 NETEASE CLOUD MUSIC CLOUD VILLAGE
08 QQ TENCENT
09 BILIBILI BILIBILI
10 BAIDU WANGPAN BAIDU
03 FANTASY WESTWARD JOURNEY NETEASE
05 THREE KINGDOMS TACTICS ALIBABA GROUP
07 CROSSFIRE TENCENT
08 BATTLE OF GOLDEN SPATULA TENCENT
09 YINIANXIAOYAO G-BITS
10 NARUTO MOBILE TENCENT
SOURCE: DATA.AI INTELLIGENCE. SEE DATA.AI FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: RANKINGS BASED ON COMBINED USER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE AND APPLE IOS APP STORE BETWEEN
JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2022. VALUES FOR CHINA ONLY INCLUDE ACTIVITY ON THE APPLE IOS APP STORE. “CONSUMER SPEND” ONLY INCLUDES SPEND ON APPS AND IN-APP PURCHASES VIA APP STORES,
AND DOES NOT INCLUDE REVENUES FROM ECOMMERCE OR MOBILE ADVERTISING.
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RANKING OF MOBILE APPS AND MOBILE GAMES BY TOTAL CONSUMER SPEND BETWEEN JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2022
APP RANKING: CONSUMER SPEND
JAN
2023

66
87.3% 89.9% 39.8% 36.3% 74.6% 76.8% [N/A] [N/A]
84.7% 84.4% 83.5% 77.0% 66.7% 71.8% 59.3% 60.7%
84.5% 80.1% 69.4% 60.0%
88.7% 38.0% 75.8% [N/A]
FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE
MADE A DIGITAL
PAYMENT (PAST YEAR)
MADE A PURCHASE USING A MOBILE
PHONE OR THE INTERNET (PAST YEAR)
USED A MOBILE PHONE OR THE
INTERNET TO SEND MONEY (PAST YEAR)
USED A MOBILE PHONE OR THE
INTERNET TO PAY BILLS (PAST YEAR)
FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE
ACCOUNT WITH A
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
CREDIT CARD
OWNERSHIP
DEBIT CARD
OWNERSHIP
MOBILE MONEY ACCOUNT
(E.G. MPESA, GCASH)
SOURCE: WORLD BANK. NOTES: SOME FIGURES HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED IN THE PAST YEAR, SO MAY BE LESS REPRESENTATIVE OF CURRENT BEHAVIOURS. PERCENTAGES ARE OF ADULTS AGED 15 AND ABOVE,
NOT OF TOTAL POPULATION. MOBILE MONEY ACCOUNTS ONLY REFER TO SERVICES THAT STORE FUNDS IN AN ELECTRONIC WALLET LINKED DIRECTLY TO A PHONE NUMBER, SUCH AS MPESA, GCASH, AND
TIGO PESA. FIGURES FOR MOBILE MONEY ACCOUNTS DO NOT INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO USE ‘OVER-THE-TOP’ MOBILE PAYMENT SERVICES SUCH AS APPLE PAY, GOOGLE PAY, OR SAMSUNG PAY.
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PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15+ THAT OWNS OR USES EACH PRODUCT OR SERVICE
FINANCIAL INCLUSION FACTORS
JAN
2023

67
61.9% 30.5% 14.8% 23.2% 28.9%
-3.9% (-250 BPS) -3.8% (-120 BPS) -11.9% (-200 BPS) -9.0% (-230 BPS) -6.8% (-210 BPS)
PURCHASED A PRODUCT
OR SERVICE ONLINE
ORDERED GROCERIES
VIA AN ONLINE STORE
BOUGHT A SECOND-HAND
ITEM VIA AN ONLINE STORE
USED AN ONLINE PRICE
COMPARISON SERVICE
USED A BUY NOW,
PAY LATER SERVICE
POINTS).
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PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO ENGAGE IN SELECTED ECOMMERCE ACTIVITIES EACH WEEK
WEEKLY ONLINE SHOPPING ACTIVITIES
JAN
2023

68
31.1%
25.1%
22.6%
22.0%
21.6%
21.0%
20.7%
18.4%
18.1%
16.9%
16.6%
16.6%
16.5%
15.8%
15.7%
FREE DELIVERY
COUPONS AND DISCOUNTS
EASY RETURNS POLICY
“LIKES” OR GOOD COMMENTS ON SOCIAL
REVIEWS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS
FAST, EASY ONLINE CHECKOUT
NEXT-DAY DELIVERY
LOYALTY POINTS
PRODUCT OR COMPANY IS ECO-FRIENDLY
SOCIAL MEDIA “BUY” BUTTONS
ABILITY TO PAY CASH ON DELIVERY
ENTRY INTO COMPETITIONS
“CLICK AND COLLECT”
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT OR SERVICES
INTEREST-FREE PAYMENTS
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PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO SAY EACH FACTOR WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE PURCHASE
ONLINE PURCHASE DRIVERS
JAN
2023

69
1.05 $1.16 $1,104 80.0%
BILLION TRILLION
+5.4% (+53 MILLION) -15.5% (-$212 BILLION) -19.8% (-$273) +1.6% (+128 BPS)
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
PURCHASING CONSUMER
GOODS VIA THE INTERNET
ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL
SPEND ON ONLINE CONSUMER
GOODS PURCHASES (USD, 2022)
AVERAGE ANNUAL REVENUE
PER CONSUMER GOODS
ECOMMERCE USER (USD, 2022)
SHARE OF 2022 CONSUMER GOODS
ECOMMERCE SPEND ATTRIBUTABLE TO
PURCHASES MADE VIA MOBILE PHONES
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: “CONSUMER GOODS” INCLUDE: ELECTRONICS, FASHION, FURNITURE, TOYS, HOBBY, DIY, BEAUTY, CONSUMER
HEALTHCARE, PERSONAL CARE, HOUSEHOLD CARE, FOOD, BEVERAGES, AND PHYSICAL MEDIA. FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR 2022, AND COMPARISONS WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE
PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. FINANCIAL VALUES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES ARE RELATIVE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%).
“BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE ABSOLUTE CHANGE. COMPARABILITY: BASE AND CATEGORY DEFINITION CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS.
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HEADLINES FOR THE ADOPTION AND USE OF CONSUMER GOODS ECOMMERCE (B2C ONLY)
OVERVIEW OF CONSUMER GOODS ECOMMERCE
JAN
2023

70
$93.34 $77.50 $74.06 $63.02
-11.5% (-$12 BILLION) -9.7% (-$8.3 BILLION) -11.5% (-$9.6 BILLION) -10.7% (-$7.6 BILLION)
$266.0 $302.1 $197.3 $82.95
-10.6% (-$32 BILLION) -24.1% (-$96 BILLION) -11.4% (-$25 BILLION) -20.7% (-$22 BILLION)
PERSONAL & HOUSEHOLD CARE FOOD BEVERAGES PHYSICAL MEDIA
FASHION ELECTRONICS TOYS, HOBBY, DIY FURNITURE
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES OF FULL-YEAR REVENUES FOR 2022 IN U.S. DOLLARS, AND COMPARISONS WITH
EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. THE “PERSONAL & HOUSEHOLD CARE” CATEGORY INCLUDES BEAUTY AND CONSUMER HEALTHCARE. THE “PHYSICAL MEDIA” CATEGORY DOES NOT
INCLUDE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS OR STREAMING. COMPARABILITY: BASE AND CATEGORY DEFINITION CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS.
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL SPEND IN EACH CONSUMER GOODS ECOMMERCE CATEGORY (B2C ONLY, U.S. DOLLARS, FULL-YEAR 2022)
ECOMMERCE: CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORIES
JAN
2023

71
65% 18% 10% 4% 3%
SHARE OF B2C ECOMMERCE
TRANSACTION VOLUME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO DIGITAL
AND MOBILE WALLETS
TRANSACTION VOLUME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO DEBIT
AND CREDIT CARDS
TRANSACTION VOLUME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO
BANK TRANSFERS
TRANSACTION VOLUME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO
CASH-ON-DELIVERY
TRANSACTION VOLUME
ATTRIBUTABLE TO OTHER
PAYMENT METHODS
SOURCE: PPRO. NOTE: FIGURES REPRESENT SHARE OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF B2C ECOMMERCE TRANSACTIONS IN 2021.
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF ALL B2C ECOMMERCE TRANSACTIONS IN 2021 COMPLETED USING EACH TYPE OF PAYMENT METHOD
PAYMENT METHODS USED FOR ECOMMERCE
JAN
2023

72
$47.02 $21.92 $6.18 $370.3
BILLION BILLION BILLION MILLION
+38.8% (+$13 BILLION) +53.6% (+$7.6 BILLION) +87.8% (+$2.9 BILLION) +118% (+$200 MILLION)
$73.61 $38.63 $11.00 $1.81
+158% (+$45 BILLION) +86.2% (+$18 BILLION) +38.4% (+$3.1 BILLION) +169% (+$1.1 BILLION)
HOTELS PACKAGE HOLIDAYS VACATION RENTALS CRUISES
FLIGHTS TRAINS CAR RENTALS LONG-DISTANCE BUSES
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK; STATISTA MOBILITY MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES OF FULL-YEAR REVENUES FOR 2022 IN
U.S. DOLLARS, AND COMPARISONS WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. VALUES DO NOT INCLUDE REVENUES ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORT, NON-COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS,
FERRIES, TAXIS, RIDE-SHARING, RIDE-HAILING, OR CHAUFFEUR SERVICES. COMPARABILITY: BASE AND CATEGORY DEFINITION CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
ANNUAL ONLINE SPEND ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM SERVICES (U.S. DOLLARS, FULL-YEAR 2022)
ONLINE TRAVEL AND TOURISM
JAN
2023

73
24.8% 26.8% 15.9% 12.6% 17.2%
-9.2% (-250 BPS) -12.1% (-370 BPS) -4.8% (-80 BPS) -10.6% (-150 BPS) +0.6% (+10 BPS)
28.6% 20.1% 18.4% 20.0% 13.7%
-12.3% (-400 BPS) -6.5% (-140 BPS) +0.5% (+10 BPS) [UNCHANGED] -2.1% (-30 BPS)
MOVIE OR TV
DOWNLOAD
MUSIC
DOWNLOAD
NEWS
SERVICE
SUBSCRIPTION TO AN
ONLINE MAGAZINE
DIGITAL BOOKS
AND E-BOOKS
MOVIE OR TV
STREAMING SERVICE
MUSIC STREAMING
SERVICE
MOBILE
APP
MOBILE
GAME
MOBILE APP IN-
APP PURCHASES
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO PAY FOR EACH KIND OF DIGITAL CONTENT EACH MONTH
TYPES OF DIGITAL CONTENT PURCHASED
JAN
2023

74
$67.30 $43.24 $19.47 $2.71 $1.88
BILLION BILLION BILLION BILLION BILLION
+3.0% (+$1.9 BILLION) -4.0% (-$1.8 BILLION) +19.2% (+$3.1 BILLION) +13.5% (+$323 MILLION) +18.8% (+$297 MILLION)
TOTAL VIDEO GAMES VIDEO-ON-DEMAND EPUBLISHING DIGITAL MUSIC
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR SPEND IN 2022 IN U.S. DOLLARS, AND COMPARISONS WITH
EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. INCLUDES CONTENT DOWNLOADS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS TO STREAMING SERVICES AND ONLINE PUBLISHERS. DOES NOT INCLUDE PHYSICAL MEDIA
OR USER-GENERATED CONTENT. COMPARABILITY: BASE AND CATEGORY DEFINITION CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
FULL-YEAR 2022 SPEND ON DIGITAL MEDIA SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DOWNLOADS (IN U.S. DOLLARS)
DIGITAL MEDIA SPEND
JAN
2023

75
697.3 +8.5% $139.0 +4.0% $199
MILLION +55 MILLION BILLION +$5.4 BILLION -4.1% (-$8.60)
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
ORDERING FOOD DELIVERY
VIA ONLINE PLATFORMS
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE IN
THE NUMBER OF ONLINE
FOOD DELIVERY USERS
TOTAL ANNUAL VALUE OF
ONLINE FOOD DELIVERY
ORDERS (USD, 2022)
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE VALUE OF ONLINE
FOOD DELIVERY ORDERS
AVERAGE ANNUAL VALUE
OF ONLINE FOOD DELIVERY
ORDERS PER USER (USD, 2022)
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: ONLY INCLUDES ORDERS OF PREPARED FOOD THAT ARE MADE VIA ONLINE SERVICES. INCLUDES ONLINE ORDERS
THAT ARE COLLECTED AT A RESTAURANT. FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR 2022, AND COMPARISONS WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. FINANCIAL VALUES ARE IN
U.S. DOLLARS. ONLY INCLUDES ORDERS MADE VIA ONLINE SERVICES. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES ARE RELATIVE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%).
“BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE ABSOLUTE CHANGE. COMPARABILITY: BASE AND CATEGORY DEFINITION CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
HEADLINES FOR THE ADOPTION AND USE OF ONLINE MEAL AND TAKEAWAY DELIVERY SERVICES
ONLINE MEAL DELIVERY OVERVIEW
JAN
2023

76
684.5 +3.6% $19.60 +21.4% $28.63
MILLION +24 MILLION BILLION +$3.5 BILLION +17.1% (+$4.19)
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
USING E-HEALTH
DEVICES AND SERVICES
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE NUMBER OF
E-HEALTH USERS
TOTAL ANNUAL VALUE
OF THE E-HEALTH
MARKET (USD, 2022)
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE VALUE OF THE
E-HEALTH MARKET
AVERAGE ANNUAL
SPEND ON E-HEALTH
PER USER (USD, 2022)
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: INCLUDES E-HEALTH DEVICES AND APPS, OVER-THE-COUNTER PHARMACEUTICALS SOLD VIA THE INTERNET,
AND ONLINE DOCTOR CONSULTATIONS. DOES NOT INCLUDE DIGITAL FITNESS DEVICES AND SERVICES, SMART CLOTHING, SMART SHOES, OR SMART EYEWEAR; APPS FOR TRACKING SLEEP OR TRACKING
HEALTH; MOOD IMPROVEMENT APPS; OR APPS TO MANAGE ADDICTION, DEPRESSION, EATING DISORDERS, OR SCHIZOPHRENIA. FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR 2022, AND COMPARISONS TO
EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. FINANCIAL VALUES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES ARE RELATIVE; “BPS” VALUES SHOW ABSOLUTE CHANGE.
CHINA
HEADLINES FOR THE ADOPTION AND USE OF DIGITALLY ENABLED HEALTHCARE DEVICES AND SERVICES
E-HEALTH OVERVIEW
JAN
2023

77
344.7 +2.0% $26.40 +9.9% $76.58
MILLION +6.9 MILLION BILLION +$2.4 BILLION +7.6% (+$5.44)
NUMBER OF PEOPLE USING
DIGITAL FITNESS & WELL-
BEING DEVICES AND SERVICES
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE NUMBER OF DIGITAL
FITNESS & WELL-BEING USERS
TOTAL ANNUAL VALUE OF
THE DIGITAL FITNESS & WELL-
BEING MARKET (USD, 2022)
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE VALUE OF THE DIGITAL
FITNESS & WELL-BEING MARKET
AVERAGE ANNUAL SPEND
ON DIGITAL FITNESS & WELL-
BEING PER USER (USD, 2022)
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: INCLUDES SMARTWATCHES, FITNESS AND ACTIVITY TRACKING WRIST-WEAR, SMART SCALES, FITNESS APPS THAT
TRACK ACHIEVEMENTS, NUTRITION APPS (E.G. CALORIE COUNTING), AND MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS APPS. DOES NOT INCLUDE SMART CLOTHING, SMART SHOES, SMART EYEWEAR, HEALTH TRACKING
APPS, PARAMETER-SPECIFIC BIOSENSORS (E.G. BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORS), OR APPS THAT FOCUS ON SPECIFIC DISEASES. FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR 2022, AND COMPARISONS TO
EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. FINANCIAL VALUES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES ARE RELATIVE; “BPS” VALUES SHOW ABSOLUTE CHANGE.
CHINA
HEADLINES FOR THE ADOPTION AND USE OF DIGITAL FITNESS & WELL-BEING DEVICES AND SERVICES
DIGITAL FITNESS & WELL-BEING OVERVIEW
JAN
2023

78
1.04 +5.5% $3.50 +12.1% $3,356
BILLION +54 MILLION TRILLION +$378 BILLION +6.3% (+$198)
NUMBER OF
PEOPLE MAKING
DIGITAL PAYMENTS
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
MAKING DIGITAL PAYMENTS
TOTAL ANNUAL VALUE
OF DIGITAL PAYMENT
TRANSACTIONS (USD, 2022)
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN THE VALUE OF DIGITAL
PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS
AVERAGE ANNUAL VALUE
OF DIGITAL PAYMENTS
PER USER (USD, 2022)
SOURCE: STATISTA DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: “DIGITAL PAYMENTS” INCLUDE MOBILE P.O.S. PAYMENTS (E.G. PAYMENTS VIA APPLE PAY OR SAMSUNG PAY), B2C
DIGITAL COMMERCE, AND B2C DIGITAL REMITTANCES. VALUES DO NOT INCLUDE B2B TRANSACTIONS. FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR FOR 2022, AND COMPARISONS WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES
FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. FINANCIAL VALUES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES ARE RELATIVE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%,
NOT 70%). “BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE ABSOLUTE CHANGE. COMPARABILITY: BASE CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
HEADLINES FOR THE ADOPTION AND USE OF DIGITALLY ENABLED PAYMENT SERVICES BY END CONSUMERS
OVERVIEW OF CONSUMER DIGITAL PAYMENTS
JAN
2023

80
23.3%
22.6%
22.4%
21.5%
20.8%
20.7%
19.5%
19.1%
19.1%
18.9%
18.3%
18.2%
17.1%
16.9%
16.4%
WORD-OF-MOUTH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FRIENDS OR FAMILY
SEARCH ENGINES
CONSUMER REVIEW SITES
BRAND OR PRODUCT WEBSITES
ADS ON TV
RECOMMENDATIONS OR COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
ADS ON WEBSITES
ADS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
TV SHOWS OR FILMS
IN-STORE DISPLAYS OR PROMOTIONS
ADS IN MOBILE OR TABLET APPS
PERSONALISED RECOMMENDATIONS ON WEBSITES
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
ADS BEFORE ONLINE VIDEOS OR TV SHOWS
PRODUCT COMPARISON WEBSITES
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO DISCOVER NEW BRANDS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES VIA EACH CHANNEL OR MEDIUM
SOURCES OF BRAND DISCOVERY
JAN
2023

81
41.9% 23.6% 13.8% 16.3% 14.9%
-1.6% (-70 BPS) +12.4% (+260 BPS) -17.4% (-290 BPS) -7.9% (-140 BPS) -12.9% (-220 BPS)
RESEARCH BRANDS
ONLINE BEFORE
MAKING A PURCHASE
VISITED A BRAND’S
WEBSITE IN THE
PAST 30 DAYS
CLICKED OR TAPPED
ON A BANNER AD ON A
WEBSITE IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
CLICKED OR TAPPED ON A
SPONSORED SOCIAL MEDIA
POST IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
DOWNLOADED OR
USED A BRANDED MOBILE
APP IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO SAY THEY ENGAGE IN EACH KIND OF ONLINE ACTIVITY
ENGAGEMENT WITH DIGITAL MARKETING
JAN
2023

82
34.3%
33.3%
32.4%
31.5%
26.7%
24.8%
24.3%
24.3%
22.1%
22.1%
21.1%
20.9%
19.9%
15.7%
15.5%
SEARCH ENGINES
SOCIAL NETWORKS
CONSUMER REVIEWS
PRODUCT OR BRAND SITES
VIDEO SITES
MOBILE APPS
MICRO-BLOGS
PRICE COMPARISON SITES
DISCOUNT COUPON SITES
MESSAGING SERVICES
BRAND BLOGS
Q&A SITES (E.G. QUORA)
FORUMS OR MESSAGE BOARDS
VLOGS
SPECIALIST REVIEW SITES
CHINA
PERCENTAGE OF INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 WHO USE EACH CHANNEL AS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF INFORMATION WHEN RESEARCHING BRANDS
MAIN CHANNELS FOR ONLINE BRAND RESEARCH
JAN
2023

83
$196.1 +12.2% $174.1 +14.2% 88.8%
BILLION +$21 BILLION BILLION +$22 BILLION +1.8% (+155 BPS)
TOTAL AD SPEND
(INCLUDING ONLINE
AND OFFLINE CHANNELS)
YEAR-ON-YEAR
CHANGE IN TOTAL AD
SPEND (ALL CHANNELS)
DIGITAL AD SPEND
(INCLUDING SEARCH
AND SOCIAL MEDIA)
YEAR-ON-YEAR
CHANGE IN
DIGITAL AD SPEND
DIGITAL AD SPEND
AS A PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL AD SPEND
SOURCE: STATISTA MARKET OUTLOOKS. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR 2022, AND COMPARISONS WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE
PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. FINANCIAL VALUES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES ARE RELATIVE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%).
COMPARABILITY: BASE AND DEFINITION CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS. ADVISORY: THE DEFINITION OF “DIGITAL ADVERTISING” USED ON THIS CHART INCLUDES A
BROADER VARIETY OF CHANNELS AND ACTIVITIES THAN THE DEFINITION USED ON SOME OTHER CHARTS IN THIS REPORT, SO VALUES MAY NOT CORRELATE ACROSS CHARTS.
CHINA
TOTAL AD SPEND ACROSS ALL CHANNELS, WITH DETAIL FOR DIGITAL AD SPEND (U.S. DOLLARS, FULL-YEAR 2022)
ADVERTISING SPEND: TOTAL vs. DIGITAL
JAN
2023

84
$7.25 $907.5 72.7% 45.8% 81.8%
BILLION MILLION
+6.6% (+$446 MILLION) +17.7% (+$136 MILLION) +4.1% (+285 BPS) +6.8% (+292 BPS) +2.0% (+157 BPS)
$174.1 $52.97 $50.76 $42.04 $15.69
BILLION BILLION BILLION BILLION BILLION
+14.2% (+$22 BILLION) +11.8% (+$5.6 BILLION) +17.5% (+$7.6 BILLION) +11.1% (+$4.2 BILLION) +23.0% (+$2.9 BILLION)
ANNUAL SPEND ON
ONLINE CLASSIFIEDS
ANNUAL SPEND ON
DIGITAL AUDIO ADS
SHARE OF TOTAL DIGITAL
AD SPEND: MOBILE DEVICES*
AD SPEND: SOCIAL MEDIA
AD SPEND: PROGRAMMATIC
TOTAL ANNUAL SPEND ON
DIGITAL ADS (ALL TYPES)
ANNUAL SPEND ON
ONLINE SEARCH ADS
ANNUAL SPEND ON
DIGITAL VIDEO ADS
ANNUAL SPEND ON
DIGITAL BANNER ADS
ANNUAL SPEND ON ONLINE
INFLUENCER ACTIVITIES
SOURCE: STATISTA ADVERTISING & MEDIA OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR SPEND IN 2022 IN U.S. DOLLARS, AND COMPARISONS
WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. PERCENTAGES MAY NOT CORRELATE WITH ABSOLUTE FIGURES DUE TO ROUNDING IN THE SOURCE DATA. *ADVISORY: REVENUE FIGURE FOR
DIGITAL AD SPEND ATTRIBUTABLE TO MOBILE DEVICES IS BASED ON MOBILE’S SHARE OF SPEND ACROSS A SUBSET OF DIGITAL ADVERTISING ACTIVITIES, AS REPORTED IN STATISTA’S DIGITAL MARKET OUTLOOK.
COMPARABILITY: BASE CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
ANNUAL SPEND ON DIGITAL ADVERTISING BY FORMAT (U.S. DOLLARS, FULL-YEAR 2022)
DIGITAL ADVERTISING SPEND
JAN
2023

85
$142.4 +16.5% 81.8% +2.0%
BILLION +$20 BILLION +157 BPS
ANNUAL SPEND ON
PROGRAMMATIC
ADVERTISING (USD)
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN PROGRAMMATIC
ADVERTISING SPEND (USD)
PROGRAMMATIC’S
ADVERTISING SPEND
PROGRAMMATIC’S SHARE OF
TOTAL DIGITAL ADVERTISING SPEND
SOURCE: STATISTA ADVERTISING & MEDIA OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR 2022, AND COMPARISONS WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES FOR
THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. FINANCIAL VALUES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES ARE RELATIVE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD EQUAL 60%, NOT
70%). “BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE ABSOLUTE CHANGE. COMPARABILITY: BASE CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
SPEND ON PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING AND ITS SHARE OF THE DIGITAL ADVERTISING MARKET
PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING OVERVIEW
JAN
2023

86
$52.97 +11.8% 30.4% -2.2%
BILLION +$5.6 BILLION -67 BPS
ANNUAL SPEND
ON ONLINE SEARCH
ADVERTISING (USD)
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN ONLINE SEARCH
ADVERTISING SPEND
ONLINE SEARCH’S SHARE
OF TOTAL DIGITAL
ADVERTISING SPEND
ONLINE SEARCH’S SHARE OF
TOTAL DIGITAL ADVERTISING SPEND
CHINA
SPEND ON ONLINE SEARCH ADVERTISING (IN U.S. DOLLARS) AND ITS SHARE OF THE DIGITAL ADVERTISING MARKET
SEARCH ADVERTISING OVERVIEW
JAN
2023

87
$79.75 +22.0% 45.8% +6.8%
BILLION +$14 BILLION +292 BPS
ANNUAL SPEND
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
ADVERTISING (USD)
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE
IN SOCIAL MEDIA
ADVERTISING SPEND
SOCIAL MEDIA’S SHARE
OF TOTAL DIGITAL
ADVERTISING SPEND
SOCIAL MEDIA’S SHARE OF TOTAL
DIGITAL ADVERTISING SPEND
CHINA
SPEND ON SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING (IN U.S. DOLLARS) AND ITS SHARE OF THE DIGITAL ADVERTISING MARKET
SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING OVERVIEW
JAN
2023

88
$15.69 +23.0% 9.0% +7.6%
BILLION +$2.9 BILLION +64 BPS
ANNUAL SPEND
ON INFLUENCER
ADVERTISING (USD)
YEAR-ON-YEAR
CHANGE IN INFLUENCER
ADVERTISING SPEND
INFLUENCER ADVERTISING’S
SHARE OF TOTAL
DIGITAL AD SPEND
INFLUENCER ADVERTISING’S SHARE
OF TOTAL DIGITAL AD SPEND
SOURCE: STATISTA ADVERTISING & MEDIA OUTLOOK. SEE STATISTA.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. NOTES: FIGURES REPRESENT ESTIMATES FOR FULL-YEAR 2022, AND COMPARISONS WITH EQUIVALENT VALUES
FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. FINANCIAL VALUES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS. FIGURES REPRESENT THE MONETARY VALUE PAID DIRECTLY TO INFLUENCERS OR THEIR AGENTS, AND DO NOT INCLUDE THE VALUE
OF PRODUCT GIVEAWAYS, MEDIA SPEND TO “BOOST” POSTS, OR AFFILIATE COMMISSIONS. PERCENTAGE CHANGE VALUES ARE RELATIVE (I.E. AN INCREASE OF 20% FROM A STARTING VALUE OF 50% WOULD
EQUAL 60%, NOT 70%). “BPS” VALUES REPRESENT BASIS POINTS, AND INDICATE ABSOLUTE CHANGE. COMPARABILITY: BASE CHANGES. FIGURES ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS.
CHINA
SPEND ON INFLUENCER ADVERTISING ACTIVITIES (IN U.S. DOLLARS) AND THEIR SHARE OF THE DIGITAL ADVERTISING MARKET
INFLUENCER ADVERTISING OVERVIEW
JAN
2023

89
24.3% 43.2% 31.0% 27.3%
-9.3% (-250 BPS) -0.5% (-20 BPS) -4.9% (-160 BPS) -6.8% (-200 BPS)
FEEL REPRESENTED
IN THE ADVERTISING
THAT THEY SEE OR HEAR
USE AN AD BLOCKER
FOR AT LEAST SOME
ONLINE ACTIVITIES
DECLINE COOKIES
AT LEAST SOME
OF THE TIME
USE A VIRTUAL PRIVATE
NETWORK (VPN) FOR AT LEAST
SOME ONLINE ACTIVITIES
CHINA
HOW INTERNET USERS AGED 16 TO 64 FEEL ABOUT ADS, AND THE STEPS THEY TAKE TO AVOID ADVERTISING AND AD TRACKING
ATTITUDES: ADS AND AD TRACKING
JAN
2023

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Prior to our Digital 2021 reports, we included data
sourced from social media platforms’ self-service
advertising tools in our calculations of internet user
numbers, but we no longer include this data in our
internet user figures. This is because the user numbers
reported by social media platforms are typically based
on active user accounts, and may not represent unique
individuals. For example, one person may maintain
more than one active presence (account) on the same
social media platform. Similarly, some accounts may
represent ‘non-human’ entities, including: pets and
animals; historical figures; businesses, causes, groups,
and organisations; places of interest; etc.
As a result, the figures we report for social media users
may exceed internet user numbers. However, while this
may seem counter-intuitive or surprising, such instances
do not represent errors in the data or in our reporting.
Rather, these differences may indicate delays in the
reporting of internet user numbers, or they may indicate
higher instances of individuals managing multiple
social media accounts, or ‘non-human’ social media
accounts.
If you have any questions about specific data
points in these reports, or if you’d like to offer your
organisation’s data for consideration in future reports,
please email our reports team: reports@kepios.com.
footnotes of each relevant chart, but please use caution
when comparing data from different reports, because
changes to research samples, base data, research
methodologies, and approaches to reporting may
mean that values are not comparable.
Furthermore, due to the differing data collection and
treatment methodologies, and the different periods
during which data have been collected, there may be
significant differences in the reported metrics for similar
data points throughout this report. For example, data
from surveys often varies over time, even if that data
has been collected by the same organisation using the
same approach in each wave of their research.
In particular, reports of internet user numbers vary
considerably between different sources and over time.
In part, this is because there are significant challenges
associated with collecting, analysing, and publishing
internet user data on a regular basis, not least because
research into public internet use necessitates the use of
face-to-face surveys. Different organisations may also
adopt different approaches to sampling the population
for research into internet use, and variations in areas
such as the age range of the survey population, or the
balance between urban and rural respondents, may
play an important role in determining eventual findings.
Note that COVID-19 has limited internet user research.
Note: This page is a summary of our comprehensive
notes on data variance, potential mismatches,
and curiosities, which you can read in full at
https://datareportal.com/notes-on-data.
This report features data from a wide variety of
different sources, including market research agencies,
internet and social media companies, governments,
public bodies, news media, and private individuals, as
well as extrapolations and analysis of that data.
Wherever possible, we’ve prioritised data sources
that provide broader geographical coverage, in
order to minimise potential variations between data
points, and to offer more reliable comparison across
countries. However, where we believe that standalone
metrics provide a more reliable reference, we use such
standalone numbers to ensure more accurate reporting.
Please note that some data points may only be
available for a limited selection of countries, so we
may not be able to report the same data in all reports.
From time to time, we may also change the source(s)
that we use to inform specific data points. As a result,
some figures may appear to change in unexpected
ways from one report to another. Wherever we’re
aware of these changes, we include details in the
NOTES ON DATA VARIANCE, MISMATCHES, AND CURIOSITIES

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