WeChat Content Evolution in Past 3 Years

Tingyi ChenChina Digital News, China Market Analysis, New WeChat features, Red/Xiaohongshu Marketing, WeChat guides & tips, WeChat news

We examined 600 top-performing WeChat articles from September periods across 2023, 2024, and 2025, weighted by engagement metrics. Some of the trends we unveil show significant shifts in the cultural and marketing landscape. Users’ attention is shifting from politics to finance, with a rising discussion about the environment Top category by article amount: Top category by like amount: Weighted as …

3 ways to leverage WeChat mini program in post-Covid China

Shilin SongWeChat guides & tips

WeChat has been losing momentum against Douyin and Red, but it doesn’t mean the platform is dead to marketers. Apart from operating a WeChat Official Account and selling on WeChat Stores, what else can brands do? Read on to discover several ways to leverage WeChat in the post-Covid China. In this article, we will cover a few tips: WeChat remains …

Are Ralph Lauren and Fendi Buying Fake WeChat Views?

Shilin SongWeChat guides & tips

WeChat has been losing momentum as a content platform for years. As brands suffer traffic loss, mainly on WeChat Official Accounts, many are forced to buy fake views and comments to keep the engagement. Is WeChat dead? How to smartly leverage WeChat for your China marketing in 2023? In this article, we will take a few brands as examples to …

WeChat Channels: is it worth your attention?

Shilin SongNew WeChat features, WeChat guides & tips

WeChat Channels (微信视频号, which means “Video Account”) is WeChat’s public short-video feature, benchmarking Douyin and Kuaishou. Only one year after launch, it reached 500 million Daily Active Users in 2021. So, what does it mean for your brand? Is it worth trying? In this article, we will explain: What is WeChat Channels (Video Account) and what’s the difference with WeChat …

WeChat advertising: the power of Key Opinion Leaders

Thomas GrazianiWeChat guides & tips

Why is WeChat advertising system broken? There are two advertising schemes provided by Tencent. 1. “Subscription Messages” ads If subscription accounts exceed 100k followers, they can apply to be “ads displayers”. Other companies can then display ads at the bottom of each of their messages However, subscription account ads show poor return on investment for the accounts displaying the ads …

WeChat impact report 2018: all the latest WeChat data

Thomas GrazianiNew WeChat features, WeChat guides & tips, WeChat news

The WeChat Impact Report 2018 is out! Among the highlights: WeChat-driven information consumption reached RMB 209. 7 billion WeChat accounted for 34% of the total data traffic of users WeChat drove RMB 333.9 billion traditional consumption, covering travel, food, shopping, tourism, etc. WeChat contributed the employment of 20.3 million persons in 2017, more than twice the 2014 figure The number of stores accepting WeChat Payment in …

WeChat store: 5 ways to open a WeChat shop for free

Tingyi ChenWeChat guides & tips

As WeChat is becoming the do-it-all super platform, more and more official accounts are linked to a WeChat store. Users are used to shopping without leaving WeChat. Ask a question about WeChat Shop What is WeChat Store? WeChat shop is a mobile website that connects to the menu of the WeChat Official Account. WeChat users will be able to access the ...

WeChat public accounts: what is the difference between subscription and service accounts?

Thomas GrazianiWeChat guides & tips

WeChat has grown into the biggest and most influential social network in China, with over 889 million active users. When you are thinking through your WeChat strategy, one of the first tough decisions to make is to pick between subscription account and service account. This choice is important as it will shape your content marketing strategy. What is the difference between ...

Advertising on WeChat: a Step by Step Guide

Tingyi ChenWeChat guides & tips, WeChat news

Advertising on WeChat is a booming trend: the platform has a long history of protecting users and forbidding entry from advertisers, but it is now slowly opening up. This is a huge opportunity for marketers trying to advertise in China. Here are the ways you can get started with WeChat ads. What is WeChat Advertising? WeChat advertising is the Tencent program …

How to create the best WeChat article title? The 3 rules that you should follow

Tingyi ChenWeChat guides & tips

The average open rate of WeChat Official Accounts is 5%. And if you are operating a subscription account, the window of opportunity for users to notice your article is only 1-2 seconds (the time the article title appears in preview in the chat page). After this short delay, your message will likely be buried under hundreds of other accounts’ update. You can …