2026-09-07
WeChat's Product History, and Why It Ranks 5th
Mi Talk launched on December 10, 2010. WeChat launched on January 21, 2011 — 42 days later. Push-to-talk was also Mi Talk first, WeChat second. By Q3 2025 the combined Weixin and WeChat monthly active users reached 1.41 billion. This walks the product history in order and explains the 94.75 score, including why originality is only 92.
