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Steven Millward · · 1 min read

WeChat users send record 38 billion messages per day

The chatty users of WeChat have just set a new record, sending 38 billion messages per day. That’s 25 percent more than last year.

Here’s how that compares to WhatsApp:

Image credit: Tech in Asia.

Tencent, maker of WeChat, also revealed a few more stats today in its 2017 WeChat Data Report:

  • 6.1 billion voice messages sent each day
  • 205 million video and voice calls daily
  • 50 million “seniors” – age 55-70 – are active users
  • 3.5 million active “official accounts,” used by brands, media outlets, bloggers, and celebrities
  • 797 million users actively browse through content from official accounts

Editing by Judith Balea

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