Thursday, May 23, 2013

WeChat Achieves 50 Million Users Outside Of China

WeChat, a leader in mobile social communication application space globally continues its growth momentum. WeChat topped the charts as the most downloaded application on Apple App Store and Google Play in the Indian market. It has also achieved a major milestone with 50 million registered user accounts, outside of China.

WeChat provides users an innovative way to communicate with friends from all around the world. The rapid growth of WeChat is attributed to its strong adoption in markets with large populations.  Apart from India, the application remains top of list in app stores in a number of markets like Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and The Philippines.

Popular WeChat Features Users Love:
WeChat is free to install, use and download. Users can text each other, swap voice messages with a “Hold to Talk” feature, video chat, as well as share images, personal location on map and videos. It supports all smartphone platforms including Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone operating systems.  WeChat also comes with comprehensive privacy setting functions, which ensures complete privacy, enabling users to choose who they share their information with.

Key features WeChat offers:

·         Moments – Sharing photos, texts and URL links with trusted friends and contacts.

·         Voice Messaging - ‘Hold-To-Talk’ is the first application in communication space which enables users to send voice messages at the touch of a button.

·         Group Chatting – Group chat on WeChat allows users to chat with as many as 40 people at the same time, making the group chatting experience more fun like never before

·         Location Based Features – With innovative features like ‘Shake’ and ‘Look Around’, it was never as easy to find friends around you. Shake enables users to contact people around the world by shaking their devices. Look around is another innovative feature which enables users to find like-minded people around them.

·         Official Accounts – A feature that can be utilized by brands, celebrities and merchants to build interactivity with their followers. Free SDK and API are available for “Official Accounts” owners and developers to develop applications on WeChat.

·         Web WeChat – Chat with someone using a PC Browser.



About WeChat

WeChat is an innovative mobile social communications application designed for smartphone users.  WeChat is free for downloads from app stores running on Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone operating systems*
WeChat users can add friends by a wide range of innovative actions and methods, including scanning QR codes, connecting users’ Facebook profiles and phone books and activating location-based functions such as “Look Around” and “Shake”. This application enhances social interaction by supporting exchanges of text, voice and video, emoticons, and photos with their friends over data networks.  Users can choose to communicate on one-on-one, or within their closed social network through “Moments”.

For more information and application download, please visit: www.wechat.com