In its third quarter 2013 earnings call, Qunar reported total revenue of $39.4 million, a 57.5% increase year-on-year.
Mobile revenue for the third quarter was $5.8 million, an increase of 386% year-on-year and representing almost 15% of total revenue.
The total number of web and mobile users for the year ended September 30, 2013 was 218.2 million and 46.7 million respectively, compared to 173.8 million and 16.1 million for the same period ending September 30, 2012.
Qualified flight clicks from Qunar's proprietary SaaS system accounted for 85.9% of the company's total qualified flight clicks and led to bookings for 135,008 air tickets per day for the quarter, compared to 65% for the same period in 2012.
In comparison, eLong reported (in Q3 2013) that it averages 9,000 flight bookings per day.
Qualified hotel clicks, again from Qunar's own system accounted for almost 60% of its total qualified hotel clicks and led to bookings for 34,564 room nights per day in Q3 2013, compared to 31.2% and 8,598 for the same period in 2012.
Qunar CEO Chenchao Zhuang says:
"Following our successful IPO on the Nasdaq, we'll continue to grow our GMV (gross margin value) and will remain focused on delivering the best travel-search user experience across PC and mobile to enhance our franchise value and build upon our market-leading position."
Qunar's mobile platform accounted for 53% of hotel search queries and 33% of hotel pay-for-performance revenue in Q3 2013.
The company says it will continue to invest aggressively in product development (49% of its 2,359 full-time employees are into product development) to capitalize on the huge opportunities ahead.
China's two other publicly listed travel brands Ctrip and eLong reported in their Q3 2013 earnings call that their core focus in going to be their mobile platform.
For Q4 2013, Qunar expects year-on-year revenue growth of between 60% and 65%.
Qunar recently listed on NASDAQ and raised $194.2 million.
NB:Mobile users image via Shutterstock.