Overview of China E-commerce Market in 2014
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Performance of Different Market Segments in 2014
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Overview of China E-commerce Market in 2014
12.3 Trillion Yuan GMV With Steady Growth
As one of e-commerce market segments, online shopping increased 48.7% in GMV in 2014 compared with 2013 and occupied 10% of the total retail sales of consumer goods in China, which showed that online shopping had become the most powerful engine for the development of e-commerce in China. Additionally, online travel rose 27.1% and O2O of local life services grew 42.8% in 2014, contributing to the rapid growth of China e-commerce market.
China E-commerce GMV 2011-2018
26.3%
25.2%
21.3%
22.3%
19.8%
17.3%
30
14.8%
24.2
21.1
20
18.0
15.0
12.3
10.1
10
8.1
6.4
0
2011
2012
2013
GMV (tn Yuan)
2014e
2015e
2016e
2017e
2018e
% Growth
Source: The data is based on the financial results published by enterprises, interviews with experts and iResearch statistical model.
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Overview of China E-commerce Market in 2014
Stable Market Structure and Increased Share of Online Shopping
According to iResearch, the B2B e-commerce of SMEs made up 50% of China e-commerce market and the whole B2B ecommerce occupied 70% in 2014, which implied that B2B e-commerce was still the principal part of the e-commerce market in
China. Moreover, online shopping shared 22.9% in the e-commerce market, up 4.2% versus 2013. Online travel and O2O of local life services both saw a slight increase in market share from 2013.
B2B e-commerce operators will input more in online transaction, supply chain finance, quality control, logistics and other supporting services. It is expected that China SMEs’ B2B e-commerce will keep steady growth in the next three to four years. In the coming years, online shopping market will embrace surging, for mobile shopping rapidly develops and major e-commerce operators expands to the third and fourth