05-03-2018, 02:35 PM
Tencent’s WeChat hits 1 billion milestone as Lunar New Year boosts monthly active users
WeChat’s monthly user numbers pass 1 billion, up from 980 million in third quarter last year, boosted by Lunar New Year social media activity
By Iris Deng
PUBLISHED : Monday, 05 March, 2018, 11:07am
UPDATED : Monday, 05 March, 2018, 1:46pm
WeChat hit the milestone of 1 billion monthly active users during the Lunar New Year in February, a “remarkable number” according to Tencent CEO Pony Ma Huateng who disclosed the figure at a Two Sessions media briefing in Beijing on Monday.
The user numbers are up from 980 million in the third quarter of 2017, as reported in Tencent’s third quarter results.
More than 688 million WeChat users sent or received digital versions of “hongbao”, a Chinese tradition of giving money in red envelopes during the new year holiday season, pushing the monthly active users of WeChat hongbao to 800 million, Ma revealed on Saturday, as reported by Chinese tech media 36Kr.
WeChat, known as Weixin in China, is the country’s dominant messaging app, while it also serves as an all-in-one platform for social networking, mobile payments, car hailing, food delivery and more.
More details in http://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-gaming/art...ear-boosts
WeChat’s monthly user numbers pass 1 billion, up from 980 million in third quarter last year, boosted by Lunar New Year social media activity
By Iris Deng
PUBLISHED : Monday, 05 March, 2018, 11:07am
UPDATED : Monday, 05 March, 2018, 1:46pm
WeChat hit the milestone of 1 billion monthly active users during the Lunar New Year in February, a “remarkable number” according to Tencent CEO Pony Ma Huateng who disclosed the figure at a Two Sessions media briefing in Beijing on Monday.
The user numbers are up from 980 million in the third quarter of 2017, as reported in Tencent’s third quarter results.
More than 688 million WeChat users sent or received digital versions of “hongbao”, a Chinese tradition of giving money in red envelopes during the new year holiday season, pushing the monthly active users of WeChat hongbao to 800 million, Ma revealed on Saturday, as reported by Chinese tech media 36Kr.
WeChat, known as Weixin in China, is the country’s dominant messaging app, while it also serves as an all-in-one platform for social networking, mobile payments, car hailing, food delivery and more.
More details in http://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-gaming/art...ear-boosts