Bei Ke Cai Jing·2025-09-30 06:29Core Viewpoint - China Mobile's app feature, the flow wallet, will be officially discontinued on September 30, 2025, with the current functionality already unavailable in China Telecom and China Unicom's services [1][2]. Group 1: Flow Wallet Functionality - The flow wallet allows users to purchase virtual data and transfer it among friends, but it will cease operations, with the last chance to use any remaining virtual data by the end of September 2025 [1][2]. - The flow wallet was initially launched in collaboration with Alibaba in 2014, targeting online shoppers and allowing them to earn data through purchases [1]. Group 2: Industry Trends - The mobile user base in China is nearing saturation, with net increases in mobile subscribers declining from 0.21 million in 2021 to 0.17 million in 2024 for China Telecom, and from 0.18 million to 0.13 million for China Mobile during the same period [3]. - Revenue growth from mobile data services is also declining, with overall telecom business revenue growth and total revenue growth decreasing year-on-year from 2021 to 2024, including negative growth in the last two years [3]. Group 3: Market Dynamics - The overall internet traffic in China reached 1.267 billion by August 2025, with WeChat mini-programs accounting for 0.95 billion, indicating a shift in user engagement towards apps like games and videos [2]. - The three major telecom operators are adjusting their data package offerings to include general data, targeted data, and data rights packages, focusing on specific applications like video and gaming [2].