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SOCIAL MEDIA IN CHINA--WECHAT 
Ying Hu, 13 January 2014
China’s social media landscape 2013
MOST POPULAR CHANNELS
WECHAT IS 
A MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK 
m 
users
KEY FUNCTIONS OF WECHAT
WECHAT FOR COMPANIES 
•1 message pack per day; 1 pack can include 1~3 stories 
•max 600 characters per story 
•multimedia: text, picture, voice, video
WECHAT vs.WEIBO 
WeChat 
Weibo 
Nature 
Mobile social messaging apps, 
Whatsapp 
Microblog, 
Twitter 
# of users 
500 million 
500 million 
Monthly active users 
~236 million 
~ 200 million 
Platforms 
Mobileapps 
Mobile, WAP, Computer 
Network type 
Private 
Public 
Usage 
Direct communication, 
Branding 
Widely distributinginfo, 
a viral effect, 
Branding
WECHAT IN A NUTSHELL 
•a mobile-based mass communications channel 
•one of the hottest social media in China 
•a considerable amount of active users 
•opportunity to reach target audience and do PR 
•a powerful complement to marcom mix
KIITOS. 
TACK 
THANK YOU.

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  • 1. SOCIAL MEDIA IN CHINA--WECHAT Ying Hu, 13 January 2014
  • 2. China’s social media landscape 2013
  • 4. WECHAT IS A MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK m users
  • 6. WECHAT FOR COMPANIES •1 message pack per day; 1 pack can include 1~3 stories •max 600 characters per story •multimedia: text, picture, voice, video
  • 7. WECHAT vs.WEIBO WeChat Weibo Nature Mobile social messaging apps, Whatsapp Microblog, Twitter # of users 500 million 500 million Monthly active users ~236 million ~ 200 million Platforms Mobileapps Mobile, WAP, Computer Network type Private Public Usage Direct communication, Branding Widely distributinginfo, a viral effect, Branding
  • 8. WECHAT IN A NUTSHELL •a mobile-based mass communications channel •one of the hottest social media in China •a considerable amount of active users •opportunity to reach target audience and do PR •a powerful complement to marcom mix