Wechat : the hidden social network

Wechat is more than a messaging app

You probably seen or heard about this super app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAesMQ6VtK8

With 900M users , Wechat is a social network that can rival Facebook

the message groups alone are a community

When you get a discount card here , you can add them to Wechat. So the stores can inform you of discounts. I really need to add by IKEA here

Wechat group chat of one of the few Philippine banks operating in Shanghai has essentially turned into the message board of the Filipino community here

Facebook Messenger in reverse, the messenger has a social network inside
And it is all hidden in the Discover tab

with a translator built in for us non chinese speaking folks :)