Finally, proof that Chinese users check their email less often than the global average

Stats from Deloitte’s 2018 China Mobile Consumer Survey shine a little light on how Chinese users prefer to communicate.
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The data

Stats from Deloitte’s 2018 China Mobile Consumer Survey shine a little light on how Chinese users prefer to communicate. This comparison looks at the frequency with which Chinese and global users engage with mobile communication channels:

Chinese Market Research: What Users Do on their Mobile Phones

  • Chinese users are 29% more likely to to use social media once a day
  • They’re 25% more inclined to communicate via video chat
  • They’re not so into email, checking it daily 22% less than users globally

Why it matters

This is a strong reminder to foreign firms not to use email as the primary channel for communicating with a Chinese audience:

  • The effectiveness of email newsletters may be drastically lower than expected
  • Email-only customer service channels are unlikely to be well-received.

Sources

Deloitte China’s 《2018中国移动消费者调研》(China Mobile Consumer Survey 2018), published January 23, 2019.

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