What is WeChat and how does it work?

Launched in 2011 and owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, WeChat has grown from a messaging app to become a unique social media hybrid. Services like Facebook are banned in China, so WeChat is the standard for business and communication. WeChat supports the basics like voice chatting, picture messaging, and video calling.

Is WeChat the world's largest mobile app?

First released in 2011, it became the world's largest standalone mobile app in 2018, with over 1 billion monthly active users. WeChat has been described as China 's "app for everything" and a "super app" because of its wide range of functions.

When did WeChat first come out?

It was first released in 2011, and became one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps in 2018, with over 1 billion monthly active users. WeChat has been described as China's "app for everything" and a "super app" because of its wide range of functions.

How was Tencent's WeChat app evaluated?

The data was mined from data in official WeChat accounts and metrics such as social sharing, likes and reads were used in the evaluation. In May 2017, Tencent started news feed and search functions for its WeChat app.