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WeChat

WeChat (Chinese: 微信; pinyin: Wēixìn .mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal}listenⓘ; lit. 'micro-message') is an instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. 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…

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Android
7.0.21 / January 6, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-01-06)
Available in
17 languages
Developer
Tencent
Engine
Qt, Flutter, ArkUI
iOS
iOS8.0.4 / April 7, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-04-07)macOS3.0.1 / April 3, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-04-03)Android7.0.21 / January 6, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-01-06) · 8.0.4 / April 7, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-04-07)
License
Proprietary freeware

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WeChat Business

Marketing

Platforms

Controversies

Censorship

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WeChat

Nodes167
Edges166
Triples437
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011976
Components1

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WeChat

Top relations

related to Global censorship · 23
WeChat → Canada, China, Chinese, Chinese Americans, Chinese-language, Following, Guangzhou-based, Hong Kong, Immediate, In, Many, Please, Southern Weekend, Southern Weekly, Starting, Tencent, The, These, This, Thursday
related to 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum · 21
WeChat → As, Australia, Australian, Australian Indigenous Voice, Chinese, Chinese Australians, Constitution, In, Indigenous, Indigenous Voice, Melbourne, Monash University, No, Parliament, Researchers, The, Therefore, Voice-related WeChat, Western, While
related to Differences between WeChat and Weixin · 21
WeChat → App Store, Channels, Chinese, Due, During, EU/EEA, Feature-wise, Game Center, Kids Watch, Moments, North America, Operated, Tencent, The, UK, Voiceprint, VOIP, WeChat Out, WeChat Terms, Weixin
related to Platforms · 21
WeChat → Although Web-based OS, Android, BlackBerry, HarmonyOS, However, Moments, Official Accounts, Other, QR, September, Symbian, The, This, Thus, To, Web, Web-based, WeChat's, Windows, Windows Phone
related to Mini Programs · 18
WeChat → APIs, Business, CSS, Ever, In, In January, January, JavaScript, Jump Jump, Mini Program, Mini Programs, Quick Response, Users, WeChat Games, WeChat Mini Program's Launch, WeChat Mini Programs, With, XML JavaScript
related to Privacy issues · 17
WeChat → Authorities, CCTV, China, China Central Television, Chinese, Hangzhou, He, Hu, Hu Jia, Human, Internal Security Bureau, Ministry, Public Security, The, Users, WeChat/Weixin, Weixin
related to State surveillance and intelligence gathering · 17
WeChat → Australia, China, China Internet Security Law, Chinese, Due, In June, In Taiwan, India, Indian Intelligence Bureau, Its, National Intelligence Law, Some, Taiwan, Tencent, United States, WeChat/Weixin, Weixin
related to Crackdown on LGBTQ official accounts · 16
WeChat → China's, China's LGBTQ, In August, Internet, July, LGBT, LGBTQ, Many, On, Qixi Festival, Several, Some, State Department, Tencent, The, WeChat/Weixin
related to history · 15
WeChat → Allen Zhang, By, CEO Pony Ma, May, October, Pony Ma, President Martin Lau, Project, QQ, Recognizing, Tencent, Tencent Guangzhou Research, The, Walkie-talkie-like, Weixin
related to Others · 15
WeChat → By, Hong Kong, In January, In March, India, Italy, Laos, Macau, Tencent, Thailand, The, United States, VOIP, WeChat Index, WeChat Out

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users china tencent chinese app accounts weixin also official messages account ban service mobile information moments messaging million 2020 blocked

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WeChatAndroid7.0.21 / January 6, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-01-06)1.00infobox
WeChatAvailable in17 languages1.00infobox
WeChatDeveloperTencent1.00infobox
WeChatEngineQt, Flutter, ArkUI1.00infobox
WeChatiOSiOS8.0.4 / April 7, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-04-07)macOS3.0.1 / April 3, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-04-03)Android7.0.21 / January 6, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-01-06)1.00infobox
WeChatiOS8.0.4 / April 7, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-04-07)1.00infobox
WeChatLicenseProprietary freeware1.00infobox
WeChatmacOS3.0.1 / April 3, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-04-03)1.00infobox
WeChatOperating systemAndroid, iOS, macOS, Windows, Windows Phone, watchOS, Wear OS, HarmonyOS NEXT1.00infobox
WeChatPlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARM, LoongArch1.00infobox
WeChatRelease21 January 2011; 15 years ago (2011-01-21)1.00infobox
WeChatService nameWeChat Weixin (China mainland)1.00infobox
WeChatTypeInstant messaging client1.00infobox
WeChatWebsitewechat.com1.00infobox
WeChatWritten inC++, Dart, JavaScript1.00infobox

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