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The percentage of Indians who bought one or more Chinese products increased from 55% to 62% in the last 24 months, says the local social media platform survey
The range of Chinese AV consumer goods by the market is very wide, with buyers avializable by all price ranges. Representative image
With the tariff situation between the United States and China and the risk of the influx of Chinese products in India, as well as in Chinese applications, including Depseek being used by a number of Sizeexa Indians, the survey circles of the community social media platform have carried out a Prultcee that the Indians made in China made in China. The survey received more than 39,000 responses from consumers located in 387 districts of India. 62% of respondents were one and 38% were women. 42% of respondents came from level 1, 26% of level 2 and 32% of level 3 and 4 districts.
38% of the surveyed Indians say they did not buy products in China in the last 12 months. However, the percentage of Indians who bought one or more Chinese products increased from 55% to 62% in the last 24 months.
The survey asked consumers for the first time: “Did you buy any consumption product made in China in the last 12 months?” The question received 13,203 answers, with 62% indicating that “they bought products made in China in the last 12 months.
The range of Chinese AV consumer goods by the market is very wide, with buyers avializable by all price ranges. The survey asked consumers: “What are all the different categories of consumer products made in China that has bought in the last 12 months?” The question received 8,186 answers, and some indicated more than one option. The largest 55% respondent group indicated “smart devices, that is, smart watches, energy banks, other electronic/mobile accessories”; 35% of respondents indicated “festive lighting, lamps, candles, water guns, etc.”; 35% of respondents indicated “consumer electronics and appliances (television, air purifier, kettle, etc.”; 21% or respondents indicated “fashion products like apparel, bags, accessories, etc.”; 21% or respondents indicated “toys and stationsysys” toys and statoryar “light Furniture, etc.
The government of India can, in the last 5 years, prohibited around 500 Chinese applications for several security reasons, however, many citizens continue to use them. The survey asked: “How many Chinese applications have installed on your phone currently related to electronic commerce, device management, games, public services such as the photo editor, the audio/video editor, the social networks scanner?” The question received 12,751 answers with 72% indicating “none of the issues.” However, 4% of respondents declared that they use “5 or more” Chinese applications; 4% of respondents declared that they use “3 or 4” or Chinese applications; 12% declared “1-2” and 8% of respondents did not give a clear answer. In summary, 20% or Indian smartphone users surveyed have 1 or more Chinese applications installed on their phone.
Earlier this year, the application of China’s Deepseek, the world per storm, even impacting the global values markets. To understand its prevalence, the survey asked smartphone users: “Beyond the regular utility and entertainment applications of China, has you also installed the new Deepseek application on your smartphone?
With Chinese companies hurried to find the demand for replacement against the loss of US volumes, it is likely that many Indian companies will be associated with the issue to bring their products to the Indian market. To understand the consumer appetite for these goods, the survey asked: “If an Indian entity is associated with a Chinese brand/company and imports its products made in China to sell consumers in India, would it be acceptable to you?” From 13,431 that answered the question, 70% satiated: “No, it will not buy these products.” However, 15% of respondents declared: “Yes, we regularly bought these products and we will continue to do so”, and 15% of respondents did not give a clear response. In essence, it is not likely that 7 out of 10 Indians surveyed buy Chinese brands introduced through partners in India.