weixin windows
The original version of the app, Weixin, was invented by Xiaolong Zhang, and named by Ma Huateng, Tencent CEO and was first launched in 2011. The government has actively supported the development of the e-commerce market in China - for example in the 12th five-year plan (2011-2015). By 2012, the number of users reached 100 million and Weixin was re-branded as WeChat for the international market.