Does it matter to the average user? I'm simply giving numbers to put into perspective the lengths people will go for an ad-free experience
When people buy premium, they're not doing it to support Google's servers, they're paying to get rid of ads at a whopping $14 per month when they could be using the app for free
How so? Also Spotify Premium at $13/mo when there's a free version supported by ads
$20 to get rid of ads forever on an app that you use daily is a fair price. No one gets lynched for subscribing to YouTube premium for $14/mo just to get rid of ads
Keep in mind China has a much tighter family structure where children look after their elderly parents (and often live under the same roof), and in return grandparents provide free childcare so both parents are able to work full time. Nursing homes are not incredibly common but it might become a bigger problem as more and more young people move away from their family in the countryside to work in the bigger cities.
Pretty good. My mum's living in Shanghai (most populous city in China) and has been a pensioner for 20 years. It's enough money to get by and now that she's 70 she also receives monthly coupons for her neighbourhood canteen (although food is already very cheap)
Women in China retire at age 50, men at 60
Yup, created my account a month ago but found it a hassle to navigate on mobile, and actively started commenting the moment sync dropped