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    Home»Infographic»A New Record-Breaking Year for WeChat Red Packets
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    A New Record-Breaking Year for WeChat Red Packets

    Fintech News Hong KongFintech News Hong KongFebruary 16, 20171 Min Read
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    Tencent said they wouldn’t participate in the “Red packets” (红包 / Hongbao) war this year.

    …well, they won it anyway!

    Key highlights:

    • 14.2 billion red packets sent in 24 hours, 76% year over year growth!
    • 760,000 were sent in 1 second
    • Guangdong is the province which sent the largest number of packets
    • Beijing is the city which sent the largest number of red envelopes!

    According to Reuters , WeChat users even sent 46 billion digital red packets over Lunar New Year

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    Infographic original source –  wetalkchat.com

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