Lei, Lei, what do you say?

Actually, quite a lot of fun and interesting stuff about WeChat!

I know almost zero about this insanely huge part of the world so I tend to ask Lei about it often. And well, being a data-dork my questions tend to be around apps and tech and such. So Lei was good enough to sit down and be recorded and do some explainers on the topic.

Basic point is WeChat is humongous. Imagine if you rolled Instagram, What’s App, Facebook all in to one and then added payments. Yep. But we talked a bit about other Chinese apps too. Was fun.

Reading

• WeChat hits one billion monthly users - are you one of them? - BBC News
  
• Pinduoduo: China’s hottest online shopping startup | South China Morning Post – South China Morning Post
  
• What Is Pinyin? – TutorMing Mandarin Learning Tips Blog
  
  • “Pinyin is the Romanization of the Chinese characters based on their pronunciation. In Mandarin Chinese, the phrase “Pin Yin” literally translates into “spell sound.” In other words, spelling out Chinese phrases with letters from the English alphabet.”