Couple of hours ago, WeChat sent an official update to all of its users in China that the mobile messaging app will remain free for users. In recent weeks, rumors have it saying that users might have to pay to stay on the mobile chat service. So this official note (see below, in Chinese) sent via WeChat to its users does help put the matter to rest for now.
But still, that doesn’t necessarily mean that Tencent will not be paying the telcos to keep WeChat up and running. The Chinese government and telcos are putting pressure on Tencent’s WeChat stating that someone has to pay the bill, which is of course ridiculous, in my opinion.
While WeChat has lifted Tencent onto the international stage, pressure from the local government and telcos has caused unnecessary distraction for CEO Pony Ma and team.
In recent news, WeChat looks to be prepping up its mobile gaming platform with some of its leaked games looking similar to KakaoTalk’s game. Tencent also recently announced that out of its 300 million users, 40 million are international users.
(Via: QQ tech)
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