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WeChat's top competitors include Ant Financial, WhatsApp, Yello Mobile, Moxtra and Crew App.

Save Comparison	WeChat WeChat (also known as Weixin, 微信) is a free messaging and calling app that enables users to connect with family and friends across countries.	Ant Financial Ant Financial is an online payment services provider that enables individuals and businesses to execute payments online in a secure manner.	WhatsApp WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones.	Yello Mobile Yello Mobile is a company operating as a mobile service and platform provider.	Moxtra Moxtra develops a mobile collaboration application designed to enhance business workflow with real-time collaborative conversations.	Crew App Crew is a company developing a communication app.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2012	Founding Date 2004	Founding Date 2009	Founding Date 2012	Founding Date 2012	Founding Date 2015
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Private	Type Private	Type Private
Tags	Tags Technology application software messaging social networks	Tags Financial Services fintech money transfer payments	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications application software consumer software messaging mobile app	Tags Marketing Technology adtech content provider lifestyle mobile app traveltech	Tags Technology cloud cloud storage enterprise software mobile app photo sharing telecommunications	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform workforce management
Locations	Locations Cape Town, ZA HQ Shenzhen, CN Amsterdam, NL	Locations Hangzhou, CN HQ Sydney, AU Chengdu, CN Beijing, CN Shanghai, CN Shenzhen, CN Hangzhou, CN see more	Locations Menlo Park, US HQ	Locations Seoul, KR HQ	Locations Cupertino, US HQ	Locations San Francisco, US HQ
Employees	Employees N/A	Employees N/A	Employees N/A	Employees 29	Employees 962% increase	Employees 1282% decrease
Twitter followers	Twitter followers 254.4 k	Twitter followers 28.1 k	Twitter followers 2.9 m	Twitter followers 44	Twitter followers 11.4 k	Twitter followers 2 k
Number of tweets (last 30 days)	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 20	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 85	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 6	Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A	Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 5
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.1	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 7.9	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 440.2	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.8
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 5%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 92.94%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 80%
Alexa Website Rank	Alexa Website Rank 3254	Alexa Website Rank 153433	Alexa Website Rank 71	Alexa Website Rank 383855	Alexa Website Rank 163769	Alexa Website Rank 211614
Operating ⚠
Monthly Active Users	Monthly Active Users 1.1 b (Q1, 2019)	Monthly Active Users N/A	Monthly Active Users 1.5 b (Jan, 2019)	Monthly Active Users N/A	Monthly Active Users N/A	Monthly Active Users N/A
Funding
Latest funding round	Latest funding round N/A	Latest funding round N/A	Latest funding round N/A	Latest funding round $ 10m (almost 3 years ago)	Latest funding round $ 10m (over 4 years ago)	Latest funding round $ 35m (9 months ago)
Total funding raised	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised $ 37.5b	Total funding raised $ 61.1m	Total funding raised $ 187.2m	Total funding raised $ 20m	Total funding raised $ 76.8m