For many in the West, 2016 will be remembered for Trump, Brexit, terrorism in Europe and an absurd number of pop culture deaths, from Bowie to Muhammad Ali. By comparison, China had an unusually quiet year. Nonetheless, there were still a few goings-on in the world's most populous country.
In our 2016 Year in Review series, we recap the best (and worst) of China's year in the worlds of technology, social media, sport, fashion, food, arts and more.
2016 was a big year for mobile e-commerce, with mobile sales dominating yet another record-breaking Singles Day for Alibaba last month.
Take a look at the top 20 mobile e-commerce platforms by monthly active users (in millions) below. Spoiler alert: Taobao doesn't have a monopoly, but it's not far off.
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Source: Trustdata mobile data platform, walkthechat.com
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