Blog Use Soaring in China

Posted on December 3, 2005

Blogs have increased rapidly from 14.75 million to over 33.36 million in the first 3/4 of 2005 in China according to an article from AsiaMedia. Tencent Holdings, NetEase and Bokee are the top blog services according to AsiaMedia. Tencent is the most popular blog host in China but Bokee is growing fast according to founder Fang Xingdong.

Bokee (formerly BlogChina) founder Fang Xingdong said yesterday that registered Bokee users same magnitude next year.had increased about fivefold this year, to about five million, and he expected an increase of the

Bokee has a 10 per cent market share in terms of user numbers and Mr. Fang expects it to break even by the end of next month.

The article also said despite the popularity of blogs it has "yet to translate into serious revenue for the burgeoning mainland technology industry." Sound familiar?

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