Wechat is a free application launched by Tencent on 20 1 1, which provides instant messaging service for intelligent terminals. Wechat supports fast sending of free voice messages, videos, pictures and texts across communication operators and operating system platforms through the network. At the same time, it can also be used by sharing streaming media. ?
Wechat provides public platform, friends circle, message push and other functions. Users can add friends and pay attention to public platforms by "shaking", "searching for numbers", "people nearby" and scanning QR codes. At the same time, WeChat will share the content with friends and share the wonderful content that users see to WeChat friends circle.
As of 20 13, 1 1, the number of registered users has exceeded 600 million, making it the largest mobile instant messaging software in Asia. By the end of 20 16 and 12, the monthly active users of wechat had reached 889 million.
Development course:
Wechat was planned and launched by Shenzhen Tencent Holdings Limited on 20 10- 10, and was created by the product team of Tencent Guangzhou R&D Center? . The team led by team manager Zhang Xiaolong has successfully developed Internet projects such as Foxmail and QQ mailbox. Ma, president of Tencent, confirmed the name of this product as "WeChat" in the email of product planning.
On 20 1 1 year 1 month 2 1 day, wechat released a beta version of 1.0 for iPhone users. This version supports importing existing contact information through QQ number, but only has simple functions such as instant messaging, sharing photos and changing avatars.
In the following three beta versions (1. 1, 1.2 and 1.3), WeChat gradually increased the reading of mobile phone address book, the intercommunication with Tencent Weibo private messages and the support of multi-person dialogue function. By the end of 20 1 1 April, Tencent wechat had obtained four or five million registered users.