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WeChat's competitors and similar companies include WhatsApp and LinkedIn.

	WeChat WeChat International is a company developing a messaging and calling app.	WhatsApp WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones.	LinkedIn LinkedIn is a company that develops a social networking platform.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2011	Founding Date 2009	Founding Date 2003
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary
Tags	Tags Technology application software messaging mobile app	Tags Technology application software consumer software messaging mobile app	Tags Technology platform social networks
Locations	Locations Singapore, SG HQ	Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Dublin, IE	Locations Sunnyvale, US HQ Melbourne, AU Sydney, AU Graz, AT Sao Paulo, BR Toronto, CA Beijing, CN see more
Employees	Employees 3182% increase	Employees 2,9114% increase	Employees 23,705
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised $ 61.1m	Total funding raised $ 319.8m

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Menlo Park, US

WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones.

Sunnyvale, US

LinkedIn is a company that develops a social networking platform.

Funding