WeChat’s move into video will put the Tencent super app in direct competition with rivals like ByteDance owner of TikTok. Photo: AP
WeChat’s move into video will put the Tencent super app in direct competition with rivals like ByteDance owner of TikTok. Photo: AP
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The future of China’s most popular app WeChat is short videos and live streaming, says creator Allen Zhang

  • WeChat is a relatively late entrant in the short video and live-streaming market, which has seen a surge in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic
  • Over the past five years, the number of daily video messages posted on WeChat has increased 33 times while video content on WeChat Moments is up tenfold

WeChat’s move into video will put the Tencent super app in direct competition with rivals like ByteDance owner of TikTok. Photo: AP
WeChat’s move into video will put the Tencent super app in direct competition with rivals like ByteDance owner of TikTok. Photo: AP
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