The Development Potential of the Sharing Economy in the Lower-Middle Income Market
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The Development Potential of the Sharing Economy in the Lower-Middle Income Market

Zhuoen Lin 1*
1 Alcanta International College
*Corresponding author: AndrewLin122300@outlook.com
Published on 19 November 2025
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Abstract

In recent years, competition in mainstream business sectors such as transportation, accommodation, and office work in China's sharing economy has continued to intensify. The markets in first- and second-tier cities have gradually reached saturation, and enterprises' profit margins have been continuously compressed. Seeking new growth engines has become the core demand for industry development. At the same time, the lower-tier market centered around counties, towns, and rural areas, covering approximately 200 prefecture-level cities, 3,000 county-level cities, and 40,000 towns, accounts for about 70% of the country's population (approximately 1 billion people). Its consumption capacity is steadily increasing and its consumption concepts are highly consistent with the core logic of sharing economy. The lower-tier market not only provides a broad demand space for sharing economy but also, with its low-cost operation advantages and policy support benefits, becomes a key battleground for promoting the continuous growth of sharing economy. Based on the unique attributes of the lower-tier market, this article systematically analyzes the development potential and practical challenges of sharing economy in this market, and then proposes targeted development strategies to provide theoretical and practical support for the high-quality development of the industry.

Keywords:

Shared economy, tiered markets, development potential, challenge strategies

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Lin,Z. (2025). The Development Potential of the Sharing Economy in the Lower-Middle Income Market. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,243,1-8.

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References

[1]. Ye, J. (2025) The Rise of Small City Economy: Consumption Potential of the Downward-Spreading Market and Brand Downward Strategy. China Business Review, 34(14), 78-81.

[2]. .Chen, J. and Zhang, Y. (2025) Research on the Impact of Digital Economy and High-Quality Economic Development on the Income Gap between Urban and Rural Areas in China. Journal of Liaoning University of Technology (Social Sciences Edition), 27(5), 362-369.

[3]. Jin, X. (2025) Consumption Market Downward-Spreading, Rise of County Economy. Business Observation, 11(23), 12-15.

[4]. Corona-Trevino, L. (2018) Technology Management of Capital Assets and Risks in the Service Sharing Economy: Cases of Uberization of Crowdfunding and Transportation in Mexico. Management Studies, 6(5), 346-357.

[5]. Xu, Z. (2024) The Awkward Sharing Economy: Its Status Quo and Prospect. Proceedings of Business and Economic Studies, 7(3), 80-85.

[6]. Qian, K. (2021) Research on the Optimization of the Business Model of Monster Charging. Master’s Thesis, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

[7]. Yan, W. (2020) Analysis of the Current Situation and Countermeasures of the Sharing Economy. Legal System and Economy, (10), 100-101.

[8]. Liao, L. and Xia, L. (2025) Four Repair Management Mechanisms Help Enterprises “Rebuild Credit”. Huainan Daily, 002 [2025-10-11].

[9]. Xiong, X. (2025) Exploration of the Agricultural Product Safety Supervision System under the Background of the Rural Revitalization Strategy. World Tropical Agricultural Information, (9), 92-95.

[10]. Wang, L. (2025) Construction and Operation Mode Exploration of Hospital Equipment Sharing Platform. Science and Innovation, (18), 70-72.

Cite this article

Lin,Z. (2025). The Development Potential of the Sharing Economy in the Lower-Middle Income Market. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,243,1-8.

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