WeChat sees 1.08 billion monthly active users in 2018, 63 million of which are senior citizens aged 55 years old and above. On average, WeChat users sent 45 billion messages and make 410 million audio/video calls every day (up 570% than 3 years ago).
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WeChat testing Nearby Restaurants feature with top level entry path
WeChat is testing a new feature allowing users to find nearby restaurants according to Yiou News. This feature locates on the top level menu, in parallel with WeChat Moments, People Nearby, Mini-Programs, etc.
WeChat launched Brand Search
WeChat team announced the launch of brand search on WeChat Official Accounts platforms. Those having brand search enabled will get extra features including a brand zone and micro-page.
Tencent platforms overview in Q1 2018; WeChat MAU exceeded 1 bn
Tencent announced total revenue of USD11.693 bn for Q1 2018, an increase of 48% from Q1 2017. Monthly active user accounts (“MAU”) of QQ was 805.5 million, a decrease of 6.4% YoY. Smart device MAU was up by 2.4% year-on-year to 694.1 million. WeChat MAU exceeded 1 billion.
[REPORT] WeChat digital ecosystem 2018: WeChat Pay, Official Accounts, Mini-Programs
WeChat drove information consumption of 209.7 billion yuan in 2017, equivalent to 4.7% of China’s total information consumption over the same period. The average annual growth from 2014 onwards surpassed 30%, 12.8 percentage points higher than that of China’s information consumption. In 2017, China’s digital economy totaled 27.2 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.3% year-on-year, […]
[CASE STUDIES] WeChat promotional pages
Since its launch in 2016, WeChat Moments advertising, with its full-screen immersive browsing, speedy load times, and other advantages, has been the tool of choice for many advertisers. In order to better enable such users, WeChat has released updated features for its advertising platform, introducing a fully-customizable promotion function. What is the custom promotion page? […]
WeChat enhanced in-app search results with mini-programs data
Tencent has enhanced WeChat search features this week and feed the search results with data from WeChat Mini-Programs.
WeChat Pay launched open platform for overseas merchants
WeChat Pay held a WeChat Pay Overseas Open Conference in Tokyo on July 3, 2017, launching an open platform of WeChat Pay for overseas merchants.
WeChat just launched Search and Top Stories
WeChat launched Search and Top Stories sections in the updated WeChat iOS 6.5.8. These two sections are not yet available for Android smartphone users.
WeChat becoming a threat to Baidu in mobile search?
WeChat has included external sources in in-app search results pages (SERP) while it previously only searches chats, WeChat Moments, and Official Accounts. Some users start to see a “news” section in the WeChat SERP which includes external news sources.
WeChat, known as Weixin of its Chinese app name, is the top mobile app by total MAUs and engagement in China, with 889 million monthly active users in Q4 2016.
Use WeChat Index to monitor the trend on WeChat
WeChat quietly launched WeChat Index, a tool integrating search and browsing behavior data on WeChat and Official Accounts to show the brand trend on WeChat platform.
Tencent’s platforms performance in 2016 (WeChat, QQ, Qzone, Video, Browser, etc)
Tencent’s total revenues in 2016 were 151,938 million yuan (US$21,903 million), an increase of 48% YoY. Operating profit was 56,117 million yuan (US$8,090 million), an increase of 38% YoY. Profit for the year was 41,447 million yuan (US$5,975 million), an increase of 42% YoY.
WeChat Ads Exchange for Official Accounts
With the mutual selection mechanism, advertisers can select appropriate WeChat publishers on Official Accounts to reach broader user base based on marketing needs, user experience, and content quality.
WeChat enhancing photo sharing with new annotation feature
WeChat added a photo annotation feature in the latest version of WeChat 6.5.5 for iOS or WeChat 6.5.4 for Android.