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Weibo: History, Applications & Companies

Weibo (Chinese: 微博; pinyin: Wēibó), or Sina Weibo (Chinese: 新浪微博; pinyin: Xīnlàng Wēibó), is a Chinese microblogging (weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily active users) as of Q1 2022. The platform has been…

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Weibo topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Applications and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around Weibo. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
110
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
120
Extracted relationships
254
Concept neighborhoods
21
Bridge connections
120

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Issues · 26 topics
Features · 18 topics
Statistics · 14 topics
Users · 14 topics
History · 13 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Promotions · 7 topics
Name · 4 topics
Background · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Owner
Weibo Corporation
Available in
Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese English (partial)
Bopomofo
ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄤˋ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ
Chinese
新浪微博
Commercial
Yes
Current status
Active

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Name

Background

History

Users

Features

Issues

Promotions

Statistics

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Weibo connects Entity context

The extracted context around Weibo shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Weibo → After, API, April, August, Basic, Chao, China, China-based, Chinese, December, English-language, Facebook, Fanfou, February, In June, July, Many, March, On, Plurk Another extracted example is Weibo → Advertisers, Allows, Average, CNY, Companies, CPC, CPM, Fensi Tong, Fensitong, Promotes, Sina Weibo, Sponsored Post, The, To, Weibo Tasks. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Weibo

Top relations

related to history · 30
Weibo → After, API, April, August, Basic, Chao, China, China-based, Chinese, December, English-language, Facebook, Fanfou, February, In June, July, Many, March, On, Plurk
related to Weibo paid ads · 15
Weibo → Advertisers, Allows, Average, CNY, Companies, CPC, CPM, Fensi Tong, Fensitong, Promotes, Sina Weibo, Sponsored Post, The, To, Weibo Tasks
related to Record-setting posts · 14
Weibo → Faye Wong, Guinness World Record, June, Luhan, Ma Yili, Ma's, March, On, September, TFBOYS, The, This, Wang Junkai, Wen Zhang
related to Racism · 13
Weibo → According, China, Chinese, Chinese Communist Party's Central, COVID-19, Human Rights Watch, India, Legal Affairs Commission, Long March, May, On, Political, The
related to Features · 12
Weibo → An, January, Many, Official, RT, Sina Weibo, Sina Weibo's, Twitter, Twitter's, URLs, UserName, Users
related to Other services · 11
Weibo → Foursquare, GeoSentric's GyPSii, Instagram, Similar, Sina Lady Weibo, Sina Weibo, Sina Weibo's, Sina's, Sina's Tuding, Weibo Data Center, Weilingdi
related to Clients · 10
Weibo → Android, BlackBerry OS, HarmonyOS, Microsoft Windows, Sina, Sina Weibo, Symbian S60, Weibo Desktop, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone
related to International versions · 10
Weibo → Chinese, English, Hong Kong, In, January, On, Sina Weibo, Sina Weibo's, Taiwan, The
related to background · 9
Weibo → Chinese, Despite, Sina Weibo, The, There, Through, To, With, Xie Na
related to Regulation in China · 9
Weibo → China, Google's, In, Nearly, Posts, Sina, Sina Weibo, URL, Users

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

sina users chinese posts million media accounts also china post social user platform announced content march weibo's launched including celebrities

Weibo relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 254 structured relationships around Weibo. Examples in this analysis include Weibo → Available in → Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese English (partial) and Weibo → Bopomofo → ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄤˋ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WeiboAvailable inSimplified Chinese Traditional Chinese English (partial)1.00infobox
WeiboBopomofoㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄤˋ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ1.00infobox
WeiboChinese新浪微博1.00infobox
WeiboCommercialYes1.00infobox
WeiboCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
WeiboGwoyeu RomatzyhShinlanq Ueibor1.00infobox
WeiboHanyu PinyinXīnlàng Wēibó1.00infobox
WeiboIPA[ɕín.lâŋ wéɪ.pwǒ]1.00infobox
WeiboIPA[sɐn˥ lɔŋ˨ mej˩ pɔk̚˧]1.00infobox
WeiboJyutpingsan1 long6 mei4 bok31.00infobox
WeiboLaunched14 August 2009; 17 years ago (2009-08-14)1.00infobox
WeiboLiteral meaningSina Microblog1.00infobox
WeiboOwnerWeibo Corporation1.00infobox
WeiboRegistrationOptional1.00infobox
WeiboTongyong PinyinSin-làng Wei-bó1.00infobox
WeiboTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXīnlàng WēibóBopomofoㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄤˋ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊGwoyeu RomatzyhShinlanq UeiborWade–GilesHsin1-lang4 Wei1-po2Tongyong PinyinSin-làng Wei-bóIPA[ɕín.…1.00infobox
WeiboType of siteMicroblogging1.00infobox
WeiboURLweibo.com1.00infobox
WeiboWade–GilesHsin1-lang4 Wei1-po21.00infobox
WeiboYale RomanizationSānlohng Mèihbok1.00infobox
Weibois aplatform based on fostering user relationships to share0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Weibo bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Users, Also and Platform. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • chinese
    • Media
    • Social
    • Weibo
    • Sina
    • Microblogging
    • Platforms
    • Version
    • March
    • Services
    • Platform
    • Posts
    • Account
  • sina corporation
    • Weibo
    • Users
    • Launched
    • Announced
    • Official
    • March
    • Weibo's
    • Million
    • Version
    • Celebrities
    • China
    • Social
  • social media platforms
    • Social
    • Platforms
    • Official
    • Accounts
    • Including
    • Platform
    • Version
    • Website
    • Microblogging
    • Services
    • Weibo
    • Content
  • china
    • Media
    • Services
    • Microblogging
    • Would
    • Launched
    • Announced
    • Including
    • Sina
    • Social
    • Also
    • Weibo
    • Posts
  • mainland china
    • Media
    • Services
    • Microblogging
    • Would
    • Launched
    • Announced
    • Including
    • Sina
    • Social
    • Also
    • Weibo
    • Posts
  • chinese characters
    • Media
    • Social
    • Weibo
    • Sina
    • Microblogging
    • Platforms
    • Version
    • March
    • Services
    • Platform
    • Posts
    • Account
  • internet censorship in china
    • Media
    • Services
    • Microblogging
    • Would
    • Launched
    • Announced
    • Including
    • Sina
    • Social
    • Also
    • Weibo
    • Posts
  • 2008 chinese milk scandal
    • Media
    • Social
    • Weibo
    • Sina
    • Microblogging
    • Platforms
    • Version
    • March
    • Services
    • Platform
    • Posts
    • Account

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Weibo, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Weibo with Issues. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Weibo — Issues · splits 94 ⟂ 27
Weibo — Features · splits 102 ⟂ 19
Weibo — Users · splits 106 ⟂ 15
Weibo — Statistics · splits 106 ⟂ 15
Weibo — Overview · splits 107 ⟂ 14
Weibo — History · splits 107 ⟂ 14
Weibo — Promotions · splits 113 ⟂ 8
Weibo — Name · splits 116 ⟂ 5
Weibo — Background · splits 118 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Weibo

Nodes121
Edges120
Triples254
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016529
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Weibo to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Weibo · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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