On Thursday 6 March 2014 at China Connect 4th edition in Paris, Dr. Gang Lu, founder of China's tech blog Tehnode, shared Key Trends in China Tech More about Technode and Dr. Gang Lu: http://www.chinaconnect.fr/speakers/dr-gang-lu/ www.chinaconnect

1. Chineseness of Internet Market
in China
Dr. Gang LU | Founder of TechNode.com
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2. Figures by end of 2013
• Internet Users: 618 millions
• Internet Penetration Rate: 45.8%
• Mobile Internet Users: 500 millions
• 93.1% of enterprises have adopted
computers and 83.2% use the Internet.
23.5% businesses sell products online,
26.8% make purchases online and 20.9%
do online marketing.

3. Chineseness #1
Innovation
• OR
Micro-­‐Innovation

4. Changba
–
Mobile
KTV
Apps

5. Papa
Papa
–
the
photo
can
speak

6. eDaiJia
–
the
App
can
‘Save’
your
life

7. Chineseness #2 : Social Media
WeChat
• OR
Weibo (Chinese Twitter)
• AND
Something like Facebook? NONE!

8. Chineseness #3： Chinese Philosophy
Product
• OR
Platform

9. WeChat

10. Group Chat
QR-Code

11. Official Account

12. Banking

16. Chineseness #4: All about Game
Gaming
• AND
Gamification

20. Data
Source:
UMeng
Top 5 Game Categories in Terms of Growth
Rate for Daily Engagement Times

21. Game:
Find
Something

22. Chineseness #3: Madness
Reform the market
• OR
Destroy the market

24. RMB500m Burned within a month. But, It’s
NOT about Taxi market, it’s about Mobile
Payment

25. Chineseness #5: Hardware
Chinese Shanzhai
• OR
Chinese Brands

27. Phones

29. Setbox

30. Even Taobao Has One!

31. Codoon

32. 360
Mobile WiFI

33. GEAK Watch GEAK RING

35. Smart Watch for Women

36. Bracelet for Kids

37. Smart Router

38. Chineseness #6: Trend
Cloud Service
• AND
Online Education
• AND
Online
Financing

39. Government
Relationship
Product
Localisation
You
Have to
Do It！
Internet
Culture
Awareness

40. gang@technode.com
twitter: @ganglu
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