Online video viewership in China is rapidly moving into the mobile space – and marketers need to start preparing. OMD Business Intelligence breaks down video viewing habits in China and marketers need to do to catch up.
The moving image has changed
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1899
1927
1954
2010
2010
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2007
72% of China’s netizensown a smartphoneAnd they spend 2.34 hours on their phone using the internet
DataSource:IMMS2014ChinaNetizenInternetBehavior
42% of China watch online videos every week
DataSource:CNRS2013
In the past 3 years, Mobile Online TV coverage has almost tripled
DataSource:iUserTracker,June,2014
2012
2013
2014
70
million
116
million
200
million
15
mins
25
mins
46
mins
Mobile Online TV viewers have caughtup daily time spent on video
41
mins
42
mins
46
mins
2012
2013
2014
DataSource:iUserTracker,June,2014
PC
Mobile
2012
2013
2014YTD
Mobile WAP
65,396
184,683
198,331
Mobile APP
1,474,077
4,969,966
14,088,152
PC
28,409,611
27,736,602
28,301,310
95%
84%
66%
5%
15%
33%
MONTHLY TRAFFIC TO ONLINE VIDEO SITES
(PAGEVIEWS, MILLION)
Mobile traffic to video sites has also grown significantly; meanwhile PC traffic has stagnated
DataSource:iUserTracker,June,2014
Already, 31% of YouKu’smonthly audience comes from mobile. Not only that, the mobile OTV audience contribute to 54% of YouKu’spage views.
Data Source: iUserTracker& mUserTracker, June, 2014
This trend is being reflected on other sites
Top 10 Online Video Websites
Video Site
Total Monthly Users (mil)
PC
%
APP
%
Page Views Total(mil)
PC
%
APP
%
YOUKU
354
69%
31%
9,748
45%
54%
IQIYI
345
77%
23%
5,990
52%
48%
LETV
263
89%
11%
2,696
74%
25%
TUDOU
176
89%
11%
1,844
76%
23%
PPTV
162
73%
27%
2,505
80%
20%
56
157
98%
2%
n/a
FUNSHION
157
89%
11%
n/a
XULEI KANKAN
157
97%
3%
1,429
98%
2%
PPS
141
54%
46%
3,039
12%
88%
KU6
135
100%
0%
n/a
Data Source: iUserTracker& mUserTracker, June, 2014
Growth has accelerated amongst older, higher income audiences
Under 24
57
84
25-30
46
67
31-35
26
41
36-40
19
32
Above 40
13
24
NoIncome
18
28
Below RMB1,000
7
10
RMB 1,000-2,000
16
20
RMB 2,000-3000
33
47
RMB 3,000-5,000
41
62
Male
94
146
Female
67
101
Dec 2013
June 2014
+55%
+51%
+47%
+46%
+58%
+68%
+85%
+56%
+47%
+46%
+58%
+68%
Data Source: mUserTracker, June, 2014
Mobile Online TV Monthly Population (Million)
Mobile OTV viewers skew higher income
13%
12%
21%
23%
16%
15%
11%
4%
8%
19%
25%
32%
NO INCOME
BELOW RMB1,000
RMB 1,000-2,000
RMB 2,000-3000
RMB 3,000-5,000
ABOVE RMB 5,000
MONTHLY PERSONAL INCOME
OTV MONTHLY COVERAGE % BY PC & MOBILE
OTV-PCMonthly Coverage%
OTV-MobileMonthly Coverage%
P&G
UNILEVER
MARUBI
37WAN
LOREAL
MARS
CHINAMOBILE
COLGATE
UNI- PRESIDENT
MENGNIU
APP
11
4
67
0
2
3
1
2
0
3
PC
178
105
39
88
85
72
73
45
40
35
94%
97%
37%
100%
97%
96%
99%
96%
99%
93%
6%
3%
63%
0%
3%
4%
1%
4%
1%
7%
TOP 10 ADVERTISERS' AD SPEND 2014 YTD
(MILLION RMB; %)
Lack of accountability hinders spendingfrom the big players
DataSource:iAdTrackerJune,2014
THE FUTURE
Mobile OTV ad spend will only start matching PC OTV spends when tracking becomes common place There is headway, tracking agencies have just launched SDK cookies and mobile OTV spends have risen in the past year.
THE FUTURE
Video viewership will continue to fragment as more smart TVs enter the marketSmart TV penetration amongst higher income households will only grow and video viewership will follow—when the Chinese government provides more regulatory flexibility for Smart TV content.
THE FUTURE
The challenge will be in measuring, planning and integrating across all online screensAs Online TV fragments across multiple screens the need for a single source of data for online video will be paramount for holistic planning.
Summary
•In the past 3 years, Mobile Online TV coverage has grown significantly. Mobile Online TV viewers now match PC viewers in terms of time spent.
•Most of this growth has come from older, higher income earners, 32% of Mobile OTV viewers earn more than RMB 5,000 a month vs. 15% of PC online viewers.
•Advertising lags behind the audience growth—share of spend is only at 9% vs. 33% of traffic.
•Mobile OTV ad spend will only start matching PC OTV spends when tracking becomes common place.
•Video viewership will also continue to fragment as more smart TVs enter the market. The challenge for marketers and agencies will be in measuring, planning and integrating video across all online screens.
Thank YouClick for more detailsClick ZMadison BoomFor any enquiries contactBhasker Jaiswal, Managing Partner -Business IntelligenceBhasker.Jaiswal@omd.com
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