Posts Tagged: Weixin


Wechat user numbers

WeChat Now Has 190 Million Active Users, Close to Passing Whatsapp

Tencent’s (HKG:0700) deputy general manager Hou Xiaonan has revealed that the company’s social m...

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  • May 9, 2013
  • at 11:33 am
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Next Version of WeChat Rumored to Have Mobile Payments and Paid Publishing Platform

We know that Tencent (HKG:0700) is working on a social gaming platform for WeChat, its popular socia...

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  • May 3, 2013
  • at 4:30 pm
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WeChat Begins Real-Name Verification for Open Platform Users

Tencent’s WeChat mobile chat app is quickly becoming much more than just a chat app, and one o...

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  • April 4, 2013
  • at 8:00 am
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Tencent Plans Three-Pronged Attack to Monetize WeChat

Tencent’s WeChat mobile chat application has been taking the world — especially China &#...

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  • March 22, 2013
  • at 8:00 am
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Taobao search on WeChat app

China’s Top E-Commerce Site to Launch Product Searches Inside WeChat App

The 300-plus million users of China-made messaging app WeChat can already use it for video calls, fi...

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  • March 7, 2013
  • at 12:20 pm
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Tencent WeChat America office

China’s Tencent to Open Office in US Devoted to WeChat App

Tencent (HKG:0700), makers of the popular WeChat messaging app, is to open an office in America this...

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  • February 25, 2013
  • at 5:53 pm
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WeChat Moves Towards Monetization, Beta-Testing ‘Custom Menu’ Feature for Brands

Tencent’s WeChat (known as Weixin in China) is big — like 300 million users big. But Chi...

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  • February 14, 2013
  • at 11:00 am
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Chinese People Are Sending Fewer Text Messages Than They Used To

Chinese people on average sent fewer text messages in 2012 than they did in 2011, according to stati...

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  • January 29, 2013
  • at 10:00 am
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WeChat mobile gaming

Not Only on WeChat: Tencent Hints at Integrated Mobile Gaming Platform

We know that Tencent is developing a social gaming platform for WeChat, its popular messaging app, b...

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  • May 6, 2013
  • at 6:32 pm
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WeChat Outage

WeChat Experiences Short Service Outage, Blames Hardware Problems as Users Complain

Tencent’s WeChat has gotten very big in China (and pretty big outside China, too). But even a ...

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  • April 11, 2013
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Are China Telecom and Netease Taking on WeChat with a New Mobile Chat App?

We’ve written a bit lately about how China’s major telecoms are upset with WeChat and ot...

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  • April 3, 2013
  • at 9:00 am
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Sina Weibo Testing New, WeChat-Like Public Platform

A couple weeks ago, Sina admitted its flagship product Weibo is threatened by WeChat. Then last week...

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  • March 8, 2013
  • at 8:00 am
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WeChat for BB10

Makers of WeChat App Promise That BlackBerry 10 Version is Coming Soon

The Chinese-made messaging app WeChat got a version for older Blackberry models late last year. But ...

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  • March 4, 2013
  • at 9:58 pm
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Why the WeChat vs. Weibo War Will Be the Year’s Biggest Story, and Why Weibo Needs to Win

When it comes to Chinese social media, it’s increasingly clear that there are two real players...

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  • February 25, 2013
  • at 10:00 am
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Hollywood stars using WeChat in China

Hollywood Celebrities Get Chatty with Chinese Fans on WeChat

Last summer we noted how Western brands like Starbucks and Buick were quick to jump on the messaging...

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  • February 11, 2013
  • at 12:03 pm
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WeChat v4.5 beta

Next Version of WeChat App Will Add Voice Chatrooms, Song Recognition [Screenshots]

Yesterday, WeChat app officially hit an impressive new milestone – 300 million registered user...

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  • January 17, 2013
  • at 2:45 pm
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