Report: China Internet - Creating Consumer Value in Digital China
September 22nd, 2005
A new report from Morgan Stanley looks at the growing opportunities for companies within China’s Internet and Mobile sectors.
Key finds from the report include:
- China has over 360MM mobile phone users, 3.6 times more than its Internet users
- The total number of China’s mobile users is equal to the total of the next three nations (US, Japan, and Germany) combined.
- China’s mobile users use mobile data services much more than users in other countries
- ‘Click plus brick” model to dominate ecommerce
- Requirement for foreign companies to localize content and services for Chinese market; simple redistributions will likely not work
- Online gaming industry to grow quickly in scale similar to penetration of online gaming in South Korea
- Mobile value-added services are an overlooked opportunity
- Investment concerns include “economic slowdown, regulatory risks, dearth of innovation, management quality and excessive capital inflow”.
The report takes a thorough look at the market and a number of individual companies.
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