Daily Forecast: WeChat Is Still Growing in China Thanks to Older Consumers

Video by Daniel Caridi  |  Oct 4, 2019
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eMarketer forecasting director Shelleen Shum explores our usage estimates for Tencent’s WeChat and what’s keeping the mobile messaging app on top.

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