This document provides an overview of Vietnam's digital landscape in Q3/2015. Some key points:
- Internet penetration reached 48% of the population in 2015, with significant growth over the past years. Mobile 3G subscriptions also grew remarkably from 2015 to 29.3 million.
- Smartphones are now the most popular devices, used by 57% of internet users in 2015. Android is the dominant smartphone operating system. Most users are under 35 years old.
- Social media, online videos, and search engines are the most popular online activities. Watching online video has surpassed TV and is often done daily.
- Mobile devices are increasingly used for many online activities, with over 50% of internet users
7. 4% 5%
36%
44%
93%
8%
12%
55%
46%
93%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Internet TV Tablet Smartphone Computer Mobile Phone
“Moving screen” such as Smartphone and Tablet prove the highlight expansion from year to year,
in which remarkably change people’s behavior in Media consumption.
Source: Google, 2015
Base: Total Population
7
2014 2015
52%
140%
100%
DEVICE PEOPLE USE
DEVICE USED IN 2014 AND 2015
8. 5.5
5.1
6.3
5.2 5.2
3.9
4.7
4.1
3.7
3.3 3.2
2.7 2.6
2.3
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1
2
3
4
5
6
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Thailand Malaysia Philippines Indonesia Vietnam China Singapore
PC - TSOI Mobile - TSOI
8
TIME SPENDING ON INTERNET (TSOI)
Source: GlobalWebIndex, Q4.2014
At average, Vietnam Internet User spends about 5.2h on Mobile and 2.7h on PC
9. ESTIMATION VIETNAM ONLINE ADVERTISING REVENUES IN 2014
70% total online advertising revenue in Vietnam belongs to Google and Facebook
42%
27%
11%
8%
5%
3% 4%
Facebook
Google
Admicro
FPT
24H
VNG
Other
Source: Moore Estimation 2014
9
ADVERTISING REVENUE
12. 48%
47%
46%
36%
30%
23%
22%
2%
72%
65%
63%
46%
32%
26%
31%
7%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Social networks
Search engines
Online videos
Listen to music
Check email
Look for product informaNon
Online games
Purchase products
Smartphone Computer
ONLINE ACTIVITIES OF 25-34 YEAR OLD USERS
Social Network still be the main platform Internet User jump in besides Search and Online Video.
Smartphone seems being their “must have screen”
Source: Google, 2015
Base: Vietnam Internet User
12
ONLINE ACTIVITIES
16. ONLINE ACTIVITIES BY TIME OF DAY
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Before 9am 9am - Before
12pm
12pm - Before
2pm
2pm - Before
4pm
4pm - Before
6pm
6pm - Before
8pm
8pm - Before
10pm
10pm Onwards
Social Media Online News Online Video (+ Internet TV) Online Shopping
Source: Nielsen, 2014
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MEDIA ACTIVITIES
“Prime Time” for advertising is 8PM-10PM - the peak time for jumping in Social Media, Online Video,
even Online Shopping
27. 6%
13%
23%
23%
28%
43%
54%
56%
59%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Purchase Products/services
Maps and Directions
Product Information Searching
Check Email
Play Game
Listen to Music
What Online Video
Use Search Engine
Visit Social Network
SMARTPHONE USER ACTIVITIES
ONLINE ACTIVITIES WHICH PEOPLE DO ON THEIR SMARTPHONE
(at least weekly)
Source: Google, 2015
Base: Internet User who have smartphone
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