Apple removes Russia's state-backed messenger from App StoreApple has removed Russia's state-backed Max messenger from its App Store, citing compliance with sanctions. The app, developed by VK whose ...
05 Jun, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
TIME named him world's most influential 3 times, yet most people don't know Chinese titan Tencent's $63 billion boss - who is Ma Huateng?Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is the influential co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Tencent, a global tech conglomerate. Despite a low p...
21 May, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Russia sees China's WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messengerThe Kremlin is pushing Russians to use Max instead of Telegram, currently the country's most popular messaging app, but is facing stiff r...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Russian intelligence says it collects WeChat data: What does that mean?The disclosure highlights the rising level of concern about Chinese influence in Russia as the two countries deepen their relationship. As ...
08 Jun, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
WeChat blocks China Evergrande messaging groups, some users sayMembers said they were prevented from sending new messages to the groups. WeChat users reported seeing the error message "limits have been ...
29 Sep, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
America distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChatThe Commerce Department is reviewing recent actions, such as the rules undermining TikTok and WeChat, to ensure that efforts by the Trump a...
11 Feb, 2021, 10.17 PM IST
Chinese tech giant Tencent's WeChat app sees downloads surge before U.S. banThe U.S. Department of Commerce issued an order requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove WeChat for downloads on national se...
22 Sep, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
China's Tencent rebrands WeChat work app ahead of Trump banTencent, registered the WeCom trademark on Aug. 19, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
18 Sep, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
Capillary Technologies looks to tap instant messaging platforms, in talks with WhatsAppCapillary is also looking to increase its business from the consumer goods segment where it ventured early this year and has got clients li...
13 Mar, 2018, 05.17 PM IST
How messaging apps like WhatsApp, WeChat can make money while offering free texting and callingYou may be surprised to learn that there’s more to messaging apps than communicating. WeChat is an example of the vast potential that messa...
27 Jan, 2018, 09.31 AM IST
Hike may integrate payments on its platform, says Kavin MittalIndia’s first homegrown messaging platform is banking on its changed timeline and in-built camera, popular features on rival chat apps like...
21 Nov, 2016, 06.19 PM IST
Global IM usage increases 12%; WhatsApp most popular in India: SurveyA global study of the digital attitudes and behaviours of 60,500 internet users across 50 countries, 55 per cent are on instant messaging e...
06 Oct, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
Flipkart, Jabong bet on instant messaging to acquire customers, facilitate paymentsThe two companies also partnered with Japanese messaging app Line, which has a feature that allows users to make payments using credit card...
20 Jan, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Whatsapp most used messaging app in India, followed by Facebook Messenger: StudyFacebook-owned WhatsApp is the top messaging application in India with 52% market share, followed by Facebook Messenger with 42%, Skype wit...
27 Nov, 2014, 09.10 PM IST
WhatsApp becomes most popular messaging app with 600 million usersThe instant messaging space has been growing by leaps and bounds. It is worth noting that WhatsApp had 200 million users in August 2013.
26 Aug, 2014, 01.00 PM IST
'Instant messaging Apps firms should be regulated'According to experts, the instant messaging has already overtaken traditional SMS, which is a key revenue source for operators.
27 Feb, 2014, 02.22 PM IST
China's WeChat crosses 100 million users in international marketsYeung said that several key initiatives including the WeChat 5.0 upgrade and the global Lionel Messi advertising campaign helped piqued aud...
19 Aug, 2013, 05.07 PM IST