Digital Me - Women On the Web in Asia
Transcript of Digital Me - Women On the Web in Asia
Digital Me - Women On the Web in Asia
Women Media Networks, Singapore
Samantha Oh Account Director, Asia | comScore, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SCOR)
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In Summary
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The Five Myths…
1) There are more men than women online
2) Women are more engaged on the web
3) Men and women are equally engaged in Social
Networking
4) Men make more purchases online than women
5) Women are driving online video
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Myth 1: There are more men than women online
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Women are still outnumbered online Worldwide, except…
Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2012
Globally, women are still in the minority, with 47 percent of the global
Web population being female
Males 53%
Females 47%
Global Internet Population, P15+
50.9%
49.3%
48.3%
44.5%
North America
Latin America
Europe
Asia Pacific
Women 15+ in Regional Internet Populations
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Puerto Rico and Hong Kong web populations are >50% women
Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2012
Countries w/ Largest Proportion of
Women 15+ in Internet Populations
Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Russia, Brazil and the U.S. have the highest
proportion of female web users above 15 – all with 50 percent or more
50.9%
50.9%
51.5%
51.8%
53.3%
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United States
Brazil
Russia Federation
Hong Kong
Puerto Rico
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Myth 2: Women are more engaged on the Web
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Women spend lesser time online
Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2012
• The average 15+ female spends 5 percent less time online than her
male counterpart
• Web users in North America spend the most time online, Women web
users in North America spend the most time online while women in Asia
Pacific shows the opposite trend
Average Hours Spent Online: Males vs. Females
Worldwide Asia Pacific Europe Latin America North America
Females
Males
24.2
17.1 17.7
25.9 27.3
22.5 24.6
37.9 42.1
23.4
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0.6%
1.8%
0.6%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.9%
1.6%
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.9%
0.9%
1.1%
1.2%
1.5%
1.5%
0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0%
Career Services and
Development
Sports
Government
Entertainment - Music
Entertainment - Movies
Banking
Travel
Blogs
Community
Directories/Resources
Females Males
1.1%
1.8%
2.6%
3.5%
1.5%
2.8%
3.8%
4.5%
13.3%
18.5%
1.5%
1.8%
1.9%
2.1%
2.3%
3.1%
4.1%
5.4%
12.0%
21.8%
0% 10% 20% 30%
Education
Business/Finance
News/Information
Games
Retail
Search/Navigation
Instant Messengers
Multimedia
Social Networking
Females Males
118
90
119
107
113
148
60
75
101
134
Retail, Education, Email, Blogs & Travel Index High for Women in
Singapore
Index
Share of Time Spent Online: Females vs. Males
Singapore
Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix (Panel Only), April 2012
100
93
135
127
114
110
103
129
43
130
Index
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0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
Communication is Key; IM appeals more to women in older age
groups
Instant Messaging % Reach by Age & Gender
Instant Messaging Time Spent (Hours per Visitor)
Singaporean Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2012
•Younger users have a much stronger affinity for Instant
Messaging, with reach declining rapidly as we look at older cohorts
• Women in older age groups, however, are more likely to use IM
than men in the same age groups
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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Myth 3: Men and women are equally engaged in
Social Networking
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23%
29%
33%
38%
18%
22%
17%
24%
9%
9%
4%
5%
5%
5%
5%
6%
2%
3%
2%
3%
4%
4%
3%
3%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
India Males
India Females
Malaysia Males
Malaysia Females
Singapore Males
Singapore Females
Worldwide Males
Worldwide Females
Social Networking e-mail Instant Messengers
Women are more social online: spend a greater share of time on
Social Networking, Email, and IM than Men do
Share of Time Spent on Social Networking, Email, IM % of Total Minutes for Females vs Males, 15+
Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix (Panel Only), April 2012
Total
33%
26%
31%
27%
45%
39%
41%
34%
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Women of prime time spend more time on Social Networking sites
than men do
Social Networking % Reach by Age & Gender
Social Networking Time Spent (Hours per Visitor)
Singaporean Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2012
• Unsurprisingly, practically all web users in Singapore under 24
visited a Social Networking site
• However interestingly the male in the youngest and oldest age
groups are spending more time on Social Networking Sites
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100
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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Disparity in Twitter usage by Gender continues in Singapore
Singaporean Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2010 to April 2012
% Reach of Twitter.com
Singapore, Females vs. Males
• Women in Singapore more likely to visit Twitter.com than men:
21% of women visited in April, compared to only 19% of men
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12
Females Males
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Young women dominate blogging activity in Singapore
Singaporean Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2012
• Though penetration rates variation is not much between men and
women, the significant differences in usage indicate that women –
particularly young women - are more active bloggers than men
Blogs % Reach by Age & Gender
Blogs Time Spent (Minutes per Visitor)
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15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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Myth 4: Men make more purchases online than
women
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Women outpace men in average time spent on Retail sites
Singaporean Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2012
• Men and women are equally likely to visit Retail sites, and reach is
uniformly high (65-72%) across age groups
• Average time spent shopping online, however, is markedly higher
for all women , particularly those in 55+s
Retail
% Reach by Age & Gender Retail
Time Spent (Minutes per Visitor)
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60
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70
72
74
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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15
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15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
Females Males
Women are Driving Growth of Coupon type Sites
Coupon
category ’s Total
Traffic is
growing
significantly
since its launch
in Feb 2011
Male audience grew
504%
Female audience
grew 685%
Unique Visitors (000) to Coupon Sites % Reach by Gender
Singaporean Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, February to April 2012
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Online Travel Agents see heavier usage from younger women as well
Singaporean Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2012
• There are no distinct differences in terms of percent visiting online
travel agents, but, women spend more time on these types of sites
than men do
Online Travel Agents % Reach by Age & Gender
Online Travel Agents Time Spent (Minutes per Visitor)
0
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10
15
20
25
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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5
10
15
20
25
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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Visiting to Airlines Sites follows a similar pattern
Singaporean Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2012
• Though women in Singapore visit the Airlines category at the
same rate as men except for women in their 30s and 40s. Younger
women tend to spend more time on these sites than the men
Airlines % Reach by Age & Gender
Airlines Time Spent (Minutes per Visitor)
0
5
10
15
20
25
15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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5
10
15
20
25
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15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+
Females Males
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Myth 5: Women are driving online video
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Women consistently lag men in online video viewing
…but more so in the west than in the east.
Internet Users 15+ or Internet Users 18+ (denoted with *), April 2012
Source: Video Metrix
The most significant differences in women’s and men’s average
durations are in countries where video usage overall is the heaviest:
Germany, the U.K., the U.S., and Canada.
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5
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Average Hours Viewing Video
All Males All Females
Avg
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Vid
eo
Women
Men
But: women spend a
much larger share of
their time on
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Look who’s tuning in to Online Video
% of Web Population
Watching Online Video Average Hours Spent per Visitor
Watching Online Video
Singaporean Internet Audience 15+ accessing Internet from Home or Work
Source: comScore Video Metrix, April 2012
• Though the penetration of video among women is relatively
slightly behind that of men in Singapore and Malaysia, women
spend far less time watching video online - this is the case in most
countries under comScore video measurement
Singapore Malaysia Indonesia
Females Males
8.8
5.4
11.9
7.7
23.8
14.2
64.7
78.7 72.4
84.9 82
75.7
Singapore Malaysia India
Females Males
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In Summary
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The Future: Women are just getting started, but are already shaping
the web in important ways
The Internet: It’s Women’s Work
When women connect, they engage.
When they engage, they embrace.
When they embrace, they buy.
Digital Me - Women On the Web in Asia
Women Media Networks, Singapore
Samantha Oh Account Director, Asia | comScore, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SCOR)
hp +65 9661 1216 | email [email protected]