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Report shows that China is the fastest growing mobile commerce market in the world

China has become the world’s fastest growing and largest mobile commerce market, according to a report from Juniper Research. The report shows that online purchases from mobile devices have increased significantly over the past few years, with many consumers favoring the convenience of mobile shopping. E-commerce is also growing quickly, as more people show their interest in shopping from home rather than visit physical stores. Doing so allows them to avoid crowds and shop at their leisure.

Online sales in China are expected grow by 60% in China by 2018

Juniper Research predicts that annual purchases made through mobile devices and desktops will reach 125 billion globally by 2018, which China accounting for the majority portion of the purchases being made. By 2018, online sales in China will grow by more than 60%. Juniper Research suggests that the primary driver of this growth is “commuter commerce,” which refers to those with long commutes relying on their mobile devices to get their shopping done. Rapidly expanding mobile Internet networks are also making it easier for consumers to shop online wherever they may be.

China’s e-commerce sales reached $450 billion last year

The report shows that China has already overtaken the United States when it comes to mobile purchases. Last year, there was some $450 billion in e-commerce sales in China compared to the $296 billion in e-commerce sales made in the United States. Of the companies that have found success in China’s mobile commerce market, Alibaba has, perhaps, established the greatest lead over others. This retailer alone saw more than 330 million consumers use its platform in 2014.

Security risks may have a dramatic affect on China’s growing mobile commerce market

While mobile commerce is growing rapidly throughout China, security risks may eventually slow the growth of the market. Serious risks are beginning to emerge that threaten the safety of consumer financial information. Businesses are also being threatened by these risks, which is beginning to affect their enthusiasm about mobile commerce in general.

As smart mobile devices take their hold on the general population and make shopping easier through apps, mobile commerce is on track to grow 300% faster than traditional eCommerce by 2016.

Coupofy.com, a leading database of online coupon codes has observed mCommerce’s growth firsthand. In 2014 there were 560 million mobile coupon users who redeemed 16 billion coupons, this is expected to rise to 1.05 billion users and 31 billion coupons by 2019!

Data researched by Coupofy suggests that between 2013 and 2016 mobile shopping will have grown 42% compared to regular eCommerce’s 13%, and mobile users will spend a total of $600 billion in 2018, a 400% growth from 2014’s $200 billion.

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, China, and Spain are leading this growth, each seeing a rise of around 50% in mobile shopping popularity between the same time period. Emerging markets like India and Taiwan saw a 60% increase between 2012 and 2014 as mobile devices became more prevalent among their populations.

There has also been a parallel increase in overall mobile internet revenue streams, with more consumer apps being paid for, more businesses adopting mobile based work environments, and subsequently more advertisers and investors spending their budgets on targeting mobile users.

It’s no surprise that leading traditional eCommerce site Amazon.com is leading the charge in mCommerce, with 110% growth in 2014, earning revenues of $16.8 million. They are followed by the likes of Apple ($14 billion), Chinese store Jingdong Mall ($5.8 billion), Google Play ($4.4 billion), and QVC ($1.86 billion).

With increasing mobile device use among lower income consumers in Asia, their huge populations are set to account for almost of half of mobile spending by 2018. Some 68% of all Chinese online consumers say they have already shopped with a smart phone.

The most lucrative mCommerce market is Computer/TV/Multimedia, managing an average order value of $212. Apple Users spend on average $15 more than Android users per transaction, while Tablet users spend $36 more than their smartphone cousins. In the battle of the sexes men spend $24 more than women, but women spend the majority of their money on clothing & accessories while men prefer sports products.

Proving that user friendliness is a key driver of mCommerce growth, mobile users prefer shopping apps to their device’s browser.

This exciting new data can be seen in full with the following Coupofy infographic: http://www.coupofy.com/blog/mobile-commerce-growing-300-faster-than-ecommerce-infographic