WeChat Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

WeChat's competitors and similar companies include Ant Financial and WhatsApp.

	WeChat WeChat International is a company developing a messaging and calling app.	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.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2011	Founding Date 2014	Founding Date 2009
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Private	Type Subsidiary
Tags	Tags Technology application software messaging mobile app	Tags Business Products & Services Financial Services fintech identity management money transfer payments security	Tags Technology application software consumer software messaging mobile app
Locations	Locations Singapore, SG HQ	Locations Hangzhou Shi, CN HQ Sydney, AU Beijing, CN Chengdu, CN Hangzhou, CN Hangzhou, CN Hangzhou Shi, CN see more	Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Dublin, IE
Employees	Employees 3182% increase	Employees 10,394	Employees 2,9114% increase
Operating ⚠
Users	Users N/A	Users 1.2 b (Nov, 2019)	Users 2 b (Jun, 2023)
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised $ 21.5b	Total funding raised $ 61.1m

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Hangzhou Shi, CN

Employees

10,394

Ant Financial is an online payment services provider that enables individuals and businesses to execute payments online in a secure manner.

Menlo Park, US

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

Operating ⚠