Silkline DataGuides
How Chinese platforms work, what their data means, and how to collect it.
1688 vs Taobao vs AliExpress: Product Data for Sourcing Compared
The same keyword searched on 1688, Taobao and AliExpress: wholesale versus retail versus export prices, sales counts and supplier fields, from real runs.
Xingtu vs Pugongying vs Huahuo: China's KOL Marketplaces Compared
Douyin Xingtu, Xiaohongshu Pugongying and Bilibili Huahuo compared by what creator data each shows: rates, audience, growth and past sponsored posts.
Chinese Social Media and Social Commerce Glossary
42 terms you meet in Chinese social media data, from 种草 and KOC to 热搜, 弹幕 and IP 属地, explained in plain English with the field they show up in.
Chinese Social Media Platforms Explained: Which One's Data Do You Need?
Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Weibo, WeChat, Bilibili, Zhihu and Kuaishou compared by what people do there and what data you can collect from each.
Douyin vs TikTok: What's Different in the Data
Douyin and TikTok are separate apps with separate data. A field-by-field comparison of what each returns for videos, comments and creators, from real runs.
How to Get Douyin Data: Videos, Comments, Creators and the Hot List
What Douyin data you can collect from outside China, how long a run takes and what it costs, with real runs from November 2026.
How to Get Xiaohongshu (RedNote) Data from Outside China
The practical ways to collect Xiaohongshu notes, comments, creators and product reviews without a Chinese phone number, with real run times, fields and prices.
Reading Taobao Data: Prices, Discounts, Sales Counts and Ratings
What Taobao and Tmall price, discount, sales and seller fields really mean, why sales are ranges like 1万+, and how to compare listings, with real records from November 2026.
WeChat Official Account Data: Read Counts, 10万+ and What You Can Collect
How WeChat Official Account articles report reads, likes and 在看, why big numbers show as 10万+, and what article, account and company data you can collect.