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Tencent Reports 530M Qzone Users and 233M Weibo Users

Tencent’s social media assets achieved a solid growth in the second quarter of 2011 according to its Q2 finance report. At the end of the second quarter of 2011, active user accounts of Tencent IM platform amounted to 701.9 million, representing a quarter-on-quarter increase of 4.1%. For Qzone, active user accounts increased by 5.1% on [...]

Sina Weibo Testing Instant Messanging

Sina will launch its instant messenger next week, integrated into its microblogs. Sina could be a serious threat to Tencent in China now.

Mobile IM Q2 2010 Market Share by Active Users

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According to data released by Enfodesk, Q2 mobile IM market went up by 40 million more active users.

100 Million Simultaneous Users on QQ

At 19:52:05 on March 5, the number of simultaneous online QQ users for the first time exceeded 100 million, which is also the world’s first online application having exceeded simultaneous 100 million users. Tencent‘s market capital is over USD 37 billion.

Tencent Launched English Portal imqq.com for Expats

Tencent launched English version instant messenger some time ago and it has recently launched an English portal for expat netizens – imqq.com. Unlike its Chinese portal qq.com, imqq.com currently seems to focus on local content. Right now, it has included Shanghai and Beijing.It also promotes its English version instant messenger – QQ International (in English, [...]

MSN China Launched Microblogging Service Juku

MSN China unveiled “MSN Juku” – a microblogging service which MSN China claimed it not a microblogging service but a product of local innovation. Whatever. Juku can be accessed here: http://club.msn.cn The shout box is on the top allowing users to send a message of up to 139 characters (either 139 English characters or 139 [...]

Tencent Launched Web-based QQ

Tencent has launched its web based QQ and the interface is pretty neat with shorcuts functions. Interestingly, after logging in, it shows list of friends with the latest status update. Clicking on the friend’s name will activate a pop up chat box; why don’t they just make it more convenient to make it possible to [...]