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This app lets you show off your cat on social media

  • China
  • 4 min read
  • Jun 13, 2018
  • By Li Yuan

Is Meowcard the next big thing or a flash in the pan?

China was home to 5.81 million pet cats in 2016, second only to the United States.
In the past few years, cat videos, GIFs, and stickers have exploded on the Internet in China. Young people in particular have jumped on the cat bandwagon.
The Chinese Pet Industry White Paper of 2017 says that RMB 134 billion were spent on pets that year. The market is expected to grow by 40% over the next three years.
Many pet owners want desperately to share everything about their beloved cats online. The British post 140 million selfies on the Internet every day. They post 380 million cat photos....

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Edited by Wendy Lovinger

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