USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文双语Français
Home / Business

WeChat calls beat telecom companies

By He Wei in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2016-12-29 08:28

App's runaway success further squeezes margins of operators as they worry about fall in revenue

WeChat has eclipsed telecom carriers to become the new darling for Chinese people to make calls, a study has found.

The 768 million active WeChat users - more than double the entire population of the United States - made over 100 million voice and video calls everyday via the app in 2016, its developer Tencent Group Holdings Ltd said in a report on Wednesday.

WeChat calls beat telecom companies

Today's Top News

Editor's picks

Most Viewed

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US