China Instant Messaging Market Quarterly Tracker 2006Q4

China Instant Messaging Market Quarterly Tracker 2006Q4 published by Analysys International in China in March, 2007. This report price starts from US $ 1400.

Introduction

Abstract

• Instant Messaging Tool: The software product which meets people' s instant communication needs. In this report it refers to those based on Internet, such as QQ and MSN.
• Active Account: The account which uses IM service at least once in a month.
• Registered account: The account which applies IM service and gets corresponding account
• Link relative growth rate of registered account: Number of registered accounts of this quarter/Number of registered accounts of last quarter-1
• Market share of registered account: Number of registered accounts of certain brand/Total number of registered accounts
• Market concentration: Number of registered accounts of top 3 vendors/Total number of registered accounts
• Link relative growth rate of active account: Number of active accounts of this quarter/Number of active accounts of last quarter-1
• Market share of active account: Number of active accounts of certain brand/Total number of active accounts
• Account activity: Number of active accounts/Number of registered accounts
• Maximum number of accounts online at the same time: Total number of registered accounts using some IM tool at certain time.
• Link relative growth rate of maximum number of accounts online at the same time: Maximum number of accounts of this quarter/Maximum number of accounts of last quarter-1
• Market share of maximum number of accounts online at the same time: Maximum number of accounts online at the same time of certain brand/Maximum number of accounts online at the same time

• Technical areas involved: New media of Internet.
• Companies involved: Tencent, MSN, Sina, Skype, Netease, Taobao, Yahoo, Alibaba, etc.
• Products researched: Instant messaging software. Countries and regions researched: Mainland China, not including China' s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan region.

Analysys has conducted in-depth interview with major IM vendors including Tencent, MSN, Sina, Skype. The results of interview, large sample survey and other analysis have been cross-checked.

• 1. Definitions
• 2. Key Findings
• 3. Account Scale
• 4. Vendor Ranking
• 5. Track of Vendor' s Market Activity

• 3-1 Number of registered accounts and growth rate of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 3-2 Number of active accounts and growth rate of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 3-3Maximum number of accounts online at the same time and growth rate of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• Market concentration of registered accounts of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006"
• 4-1 Number of registered accounts of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 4-2 Growth rate of registered accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006
• 4-3 Number of active accounts of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 4-4 Growth rate of active accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006
• 4-5 Activity (Number of active accounts/Number of registered accounts) of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006
• 4-6 Maximum number of accounts online at the same time of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 4-7 Maximum number of accounts online at the same time/Number of active accounts of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 4-8 Growth rate of maximum number of accounts online at the same time of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006

• 3-1 Number of registered accounts of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 3-2 Number of active accounts of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 3-3 Maximum number of accounts online at the same time of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 3-4 Maximum number of accounts online at the same time/Growth rate of active accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006
• 4-1 Quarterly number of registered accounts of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 4-2 Quarterly share of registered accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006
• 4-3 Ranking of number of registered accounts of IM vendors Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 4-4 Share of registered accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2006
• 4-5 Growth rate of registered accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2005 - Q4 2006
• 4-6 Ranking of growth rate of registered accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2006
• 4-7 Quarterly number of active accounts of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 4-8 Quarterly share of active accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006
• 4-9 Ranking of number of active accounts of IM vendors Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 4-10 Share of active accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2006
• 4-11 Growth rate of active accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2005 - Q4 2006
• 4-12 Ranking of growth rate of active accounts number of IM vendors Q4 2006
• 4-13 Ranking of activity of IM vendors Q4 2006
• 4-14 Quarterly maximum number of accounts online at the same time of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 4-15 Quarterly share of maximum number of accounts online at the same time of IM vendors Q4 2004 - Q4 2006
• 4-16 Ranking of maximum number of accounts online at the same time of IM vendors Q4 2006 (Units in ten thousands)
• 4-17 Share of maximum number of accounts online at the same time of IM vendors Q4 2006
• 4-18 Ranking of maximum number growth rate of accounts online at the same time/Number of active accounts of IM vendors Q4 2006
• 4-19 Maximum number growth rate of accounts online at the same time of IM vendors Q4 2005 - Q4 2006
• 4-20 Ranking of maximum number growth rate of accounts online at the same time of IM vendors Q4 2006

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