WeChat hits Malaysian milestone
- WeChat consumer base in Malaysia has grown four hundred% in 5 months
- A Bahasa Melayu model is within the pipeline to increase the app’s nearby reach
CHINA-primarily based Tencent has introduced that its social networking mobile application WeChat has exceeded four hundred% increase since it became to be had in Malaysia in June.
“We are very proud to obtain a brilliant and healthy base of subscribers within the Malaysian marketplace with simply five months,” stated Louis Song, usa supervisor for Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, Tencent International Business Group.
The software, previously referred to as WeiXin and rebranded as WeChat, has a complete of 200 million subscribers globally and now claims to have garnered a sturdy contender position against WhatsApp, some other social messaging platform.
Available on iPhone, Android Phone, Windows Phone and Symbian structures, WeChat offers a set of conversation gear which includes instant textual content and voice messaging, phone and contact facts sharing, video calling and social networking plugins.
The software helps up to 17 languages together with English, Chinese, Indonesian, Portuguese, Thai, Vietnamese and Russian. Tencent said it's far working in the direction of presenting Bahasa Melayu for a much broader attain in Malaysia.
The WeChat platform additionally boasts patronage by using local celebrities and personalities which includes Amber Chia, Daphne Iking, Hannah Tan, Agnes Lim and Danny One.
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