Online Business in China

It’s the place you must
be to have a chance to exist in China.
Otherwise, you don’t exist.
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The Chinese internet is an isolated, dynamic, and competitive ecosystem that requires a completely different approach to company marketing compared to the West.

It is absolutely essential to implement even basic marketing principles and tools specific to the Great Firewall and design strategies based on local applications. These efforts must, of course, be tailored in form and content to Chinese culture and the Chinese consumer. Without a presence on key platforms such as WeChat, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, or Weibo, even the most well-known brand can go unnoticed by Chinese consumers.

Foreign companies without a legal entity in China face additional challenges when attempting to independently build a website or create corporate social media accounts. According to Chinese law, only a Chinese legal entity can apply for domain hosting, an ICP license, or register social media accounts. The solution is to either establish a company in China or use the license of an existing Chinese company.

1.1 billion
number of internet users
99.7%
percentage of mobile internet users in the total number of internet users
29 hours
average weekly time spent online
97%
share of users using internet messengers
905 millions
internet users shop online
968 millions
use mobile payments
49.9%
percentage of internet users ordering food delivery online
€1539
average annual value of online retail purchases per mobile internet user

A company planning to establish a presence on the Chinese internet should consider showcasing itself in the following areas:

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