It started as a messaging platform like WhatsApp or iMessage, and its two most-used features are the WhatsApp-like “Chats” and “Moments”, which is similar to Facebook. Launched by technology giant Tencent in 2011, WeChat is now used by almost all of China’s 1.4bn people. Calling it a super-app is an understatement. Its services include messaging, voice and video calling, social media, food delivery, mobile payments, games, news and even dating. Earlier this week Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X – another step in his plan to emulate Chinese mega app WeChat. Mr Musk has long said that he wants to transform his social media firm, which he bought last year for $44bn (£34.4bn), into a much larger platform. Is Twitter “X” being transformed to Wechat?
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