
by Tencent
Heard in 12 episodes across 10 shows since Aug 2026
WeChat is a mobile instant-messaging, social-media, and payment application developed by Tencent. It combines text, voice and video messaging with social feeds, official accounts, mini programs, and mobile payments, functioning as a broad “super-app” platform.
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Mentions of WeChat per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, across the podcasts PodLume Trends follows.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
| Aug 20 | 0.07‰ | 1 |
| Aug 21 | 0.11‰ | 1 |
| Sep 14 | 0.06‰ | 2 |
| Sep 22 | 0.05‰ | 2 |
| Sep 23 | 0.08‰ | 1 |
| Sep 24 | 0.11‰ | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 0.13‰ | 1 |
| Sep 27 | 0.16‰ | 1 |
| Sep 29 | 0.14‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
What experts have said about WeChat
2 statements · 2 positive
WeChat has 1.44 billion monthly active users.
“WeChat has 1.44 billion monthly active users.”
Open the episode · OpenAI's Medicare hack, First Home Super Saver Scheme explained & the Super App selloffListen at 37:02
WeChat could be used as an agentic AI platform similarly to other services.
“there's no reason that WeChat cannot be used agentically very similarly”
Open the episode · Unimicron Roars, Tencent Jump, CCB DownListen at 3:12
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Episodes
12 episodes featuring WeChat, newest first
- Oct 6, 2026
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Jensen Huang challenges AI alarmism while backing tougher safeguardsHard ForkSep 25, 2026 - Sep 24, 2026
AI infrastructure faces a trust test on two frontsBloomberg TechSep 24, 2026 - Sep 23, 2026
Nvidia CEO challenges AI alarmism with an engineering-first visionThe Ezra Klein ShowSep 23, 2026