ByteDance apps Toutiao, Douyin stickier than WeChat for Chinese users

Users of news aggregator Toutiao spent an average of 73.4 minutes on the app every day, while those on Douyin spent a daily average of 72.9 minutes
Super app WeChat, known as Weixin on the mainland, engaged its users by a daily average of 60.6 minutes

22 Oct 2020 - 6:45AM

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ByteDance apps Toutiao, Douyin stickier than WeChat for Chinese users

22 Oct 2020 - 6:45AM

Users of news aggregator Toutiao spent an average of 73.4 minutes on the app every day, while those on Douyin spent a daily average of 72.9 minutes
Super app WeChat, known as Weixin on the mainland, engaged its users by a daily average of 60.6 minutes

Among Us is all the rage, but Chinese gamers just see ‘Space Werewolf’

The latest breakout game amid the Covid-19 pandemic follows a format that is better known among Chinese gamers as Werewolf.

22 Oct 2020 - 3:38AM

Men more prone than women to phone addiction, China study says

Researchers look at residents in Beijing to study smartphone addiction, often defined as stressful phone use that leads to anxiety and depression.

20 Oct 2020 - 12:01AM

Zoom wants to sell you concerts and Weight Watchers workshops

A new OnZoom platform for selling access to events and mini programs called Zapps are bid to keep users on Zoom longer as the company fights competition from the likes of Google and Microsoft.

16 Oct 2020 - 6:06PM

China’s internet censorship goes far beyond the Great Firewall

Online service providers have to use a combination of labour and automated technology to keep content within acceptable boundaries or risk fines and other punishments.

16 Oct 2020 - 8:04AM

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