Here are the more interesting statistics and facts I was able to dig up for QQ. As always, I will be adding more and updating these periodically as I find new stuff. Be sure to check back regularly.
Many in the West may not have heard of Tencent’s QQ, but in China, it is a massive digital offering from a massive digital conglomerate. QQ is Tencent’s instant messaging platform. It was launched way back in 1999, but they are still going strong and have accumulated a very impressive user base over the years.
So just how big is QQ? Have a look…
QQ Facts
- Website: imqq.com
- Release year: 1999
- Owner: Tencent Holdings
- Headquarters: Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China
What is QQ?
Connecting everything you need in China, we want you to discover, meet and experience with others who share your vision of China. (source)
QQ Statistics
How many people use QQ?
- 2019: 731 million monthly active users (MAU) (Last updated 12/1/19)
- 2018: 807.1 MAU
- 2017: 783.4 MAU
QQ’s peak in popularity:
2016 (899 million users)
Number of QQ monthly active mobile users:
Last updated 5/16/19
QQ smart device users:
- 2020: 617.4 million MAU (as of September 2020)
- 2019: 647 million MAU
- 2018: 699.8 million MAU
- 2017: 683 million MAU
Number of QQ School-plus-Home users:
Last updated 1/1/20
Number of QQ Highlights users:
Last updated 11/2/18
Number of QQ KanDian users:
Last updated 5/17/18
Percentage of QQ users that were born after 1990:
Last updated 9/27/16
Percentage of QQ premium users that were born after 1990:
Last updated 8/5/17
Peak number of concurrent QQ users:
Last updated 11/15/17
Number of QQ Music users:
Last updated 8/27/18
Average amount of time young people spend on QQ monthly:
Last updated 8/5/17
Percentage of internet users, age 16-65, in China that use QQ:
Last updated 12/1/15
Number of QQ Chinese mobile users:
Last updated 3/5/14
Percentage of QQ users that are mobile:
Last updated 4/25/14
Top user activity on QQ:
Last updated 4/25/14
Least popular user activity on QQ:
Last updated 4/25/14
Percentage of QQ users that use it to send private chat messages:
Last updated 4/25/14
Number of QQ Music monthly users:
400 million monthly active users
Last updated 7/29/16
Number of QQ Speed users:
Last updated 5/19/16
Number of QQ Dancer users:
Last updated 5/19/16
Number of games on the QQ Game Platform:
Last updated 5/19/16
Number of red envelopes exchanged via QQ Wallet within six days during the Lunar New Year holidays in early 2016:
Number of QQ users that participated in the virtual Olympic torch relay campaign in 2016:
This report is available in an annual industry report. Some of the data in industry reports include:
- Users
- Demographics
- Revenue
- Growth
- Etc.- all in one place
I try to go through each and every stat regularly and update as much as possible, but we all know that some stats are easier to track down than others. As always, every stat is linked to its original source and has the source date listed.
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