Gizmobox May 2018 | Page 47

Social QQ T + encent QQ (more popularly known as QQ) is an instant messaging (chat-based) social media platform. It became international (with more than 80 countries using it), after it was launched in China. It can be used to stay in touch with friends through texts, video calls and voice chats. It even has a built- in translator to translate your chats. To find out more, head over to our Chinese Social Media stats page. This is an all-in-one communications app for messaging and calling (similar to WhatsApp) that enables you to connect with the people of your choice. It was also developed by Tencent in China and can easily work alongside QQ. As per the BI intelligence report, the number of WeChat users are fast catching up with the number of WhatsApp users. +