Partnerships with Tencent and using WeChat - the most popular app in China - have become quite common among American companies in China. According to a survey conducted in late August 2020, about 88 percent of the surveyed American corporates said that they had been using WeChat Work for internal communication in China. The same survey found out that less than seven percent of the companies stated that they could find another app to replace WeChat easily without any impact on their operations and revenue in the country.
WeChat usage and partnership with Tencent among American companies doing business in China as of August 2020
Characteristic
Share of surveyed companies
Communicate with employees through WeChat Work
88%
Market to Chinese consumers
77.5%
Communicate with local government officials*
76.8%
Partnerships with Tencent to market/distribute content on their other platforms
36.6%
Sell products through WeChat Mini-programs
28.2%
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AmCham Shanghai. (August 26, 2020). WeChat usage and partnership with Tencent among American companies doing business in China as of August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167530/china-wechat-and-tencent-usage-among-american-companies-by-purpose/
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