WeChat Debuts in Africa; Faces Steep Competition Against Facebook's WhatsApp
Maybe it's a bit too late, but China's biggest internet based mobile messaging app "WeChat" is joining the bandwagon in Africa.Following what Facebook's "WhatsApp" has done before, it's a steep competition for the former.Currently, "WhatsApp' has over one billion users worldwide and even in the portion of Africa's booming business, the latter's dominance is far too familiar compared to "WeChat."AdvertisementBut that's not going to stop the Chinese based app; in fact, it has joined its rival in the African region because they see the place's apparent positive move to modern technologies that include internet based messaging apps.
China's WeChat takes on WhatsApp in Africa
A WeChat logo is displayed on a mobile phone as a woman walks past as she talks on her mobile phone at a taxi rank in this picture illustration taken July 21, 2016.Picture taken July 21, 2016.A WeChat logo is displayed on a mobile phone as a woman walks past as she talks on her mobile phone at a taxi rank in this picture illustration taken July 21, 2016.
China's WeChat takes on WhatsApp in Africa
Registered users can save articles to their personal articles lists.Login here or sign up hereLate to the party, WeChat, China's biggest Internet-based mobile messaging platform, is scrambling to get a piece of the action in the booming African market.The move is leading the South Africa-China joint venture down a fiercely competitive path as Facebook's WhatsApp is already part of the social media fabric in most African countries.
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