China’s big data market to exceed $10B in 2020

Beijing, March 14 : China’s big data market will continue to expand in the coming years, driven by the country’s economic development and digital transformation, an industry report showed on Sunday.
The size of China’s big data market was estimated to exceed $10 billion for the first time in 2020, up 15.9 per cent year on year, according to a report from global market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).
Banking, telecommunication and local governments accounted for 38 pervcent of total spending in the big data market last year, and these sectors will continue to lead in big data spending, reports Xinhua news agency.
China will see an upward trend in the big data market as fintech innovation and digital government construction drive the steady growth of industry users’ demand for big data, said Wang Limeng, an analyst with IDC.
By 2024, China’s big data market size is expected to exceed 20 billion U.S. dollars, representing a 145 percent increase from the level registered in 2019, according to the report.
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