q1 2013

DeNA Posts $532 Million Revenue In Newest Quarterly Report

DeNA Posts $532 Million Revenue In Newest Quarterly Report

DeNA posts its first quarter earnings for 2013 and it’s hit over $500 million in revenue once again.
Anh-Minh Do · · 2 min read
China’s Top Electronics Retailer Opens a Virtual Storefront on Tmall

China’s Top Electronics Retailer Opens a Virtual Storefront on Tmall

China’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer of home electronics and gadgets has made a new move to embrace e-commerce today. Gome (HKG:0493) has launched a virtual storefront on Tmall, China’s top e-store
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
China’s Top 6 Online Gaming Companies Pulled in Over $2 Billion in Q1

China’s Top 6 Online Gaming Companies Pulled in Over $2 Billion in Q1

Now that everyone has posted their first quarter financials for this year we can see how much China’s web giants are making out of gaming. The top six gaming companies
Steven Millward · · 3 min read
China's Top 6 Online Gaming Companies Pulled in Over $2 Billion in Q1

China's Top 6 Online Gaming Companies Pulled in Over $2 Billion in Q1

Now that everyone has posted their first quarter financials for this year we can see how much China’s web giants are making out of gaming. The top six gaming companies
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Samsung Sold 12.5 Million Smartphones in China in Q1, Heading for Blockbuster 2013

Samsung (005930:KS) sold 30 million phones in China in 2012, but that number looks set to be surpassed by a blockbuster 2013. That’s because Strategy Analytics claims that Samsung sold
Steven Millward · · 1 min read

China’s Daily Deals Market Hits $1.7 Billion in Q1, Not So Fragmented Any More

It’s time to check back in with China’s massive daily deals industry and see how all the Groupon-like sites are progressing in Q1 2013. One of the key findings is
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Mobile Commerce Worth $4.29 Billion in Q1 in China, But One Company Dominates

We know that mobile commerce in China was worth $7.8 billion in 2012 – and is expected to rise to $41.4 billion in 2015 – but who are the biggest
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Qihoo Sees Record User Numbers (457 Million) But Falling Income in Q1

Qihoo’s new search engine emerged nearly one year ago. China’s Qihoo (NYSE:QIHU), a software maker and web portal turned search engine, has reported its Q1 2013 financials this morning. The
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Baidu and Tencent Thought to be Vying to Acquire Mobile Antivirus Expert

Antivirus products and services have been a renewed battleground in China in the past couple of years, enveloping several of the country’s top web businesses. According to rumors in the
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Canalys: China Bought 82 Million Smartphones in Q1, Apple Back Up to 5th Spot

When we looked at Canalys smartphone data for Q4 2012, we noted that Apple had sunk to sixth spot in China for that quarter as domestic gadget makers soared. But
Steven Millward · · 2 min read