Chinese Shoppers Spent USD 128 Per Person On Overseas Purchases: Alipay Report
On Tuesday, Ant Financial, Alibaba’s financial service affiliate, released its 2015 Alipay consumer spending report. Alipay is a business operated by Ant Financial and China’s largest third-party online payment service provider. This annual report sheds light on the online consumption behavior of Chinese people and the penetration of mobile internet in China.
1. Shanghai tops the list
Shanghai residents topped the list by spending an average of RMB 104,155 (USD 15,832) per person on Alipay in 2015, more than any other provincial-level regions in China. Zhejiang province followed closely at RMB 94,192, with Beijing, Jiangsu province and Fujian province tailing behind.
In terms of total payment volume by provincial-level regions, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Beij...