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In this post, I’m going to show you how to set up an account on China’s “super-app”—WeChat.

With over 1.2 billion active monthly users, WeChat is definitely worthy of its “super” title.

China has its own digital ecosystem, and you can’t use Western social media apps or platforms in China without a VPN.

Therefore, you’ll need WeChat if you want to

communicate with friends in one-on-one or group chats,
pay for goods and bills,
book taxis and train tickets,
follow your favorite brands, companies, and content creators on WeChat Channels, and
much more.
If you’re not using WeChat in China, you’re missing out or making life unnecessarily difficult for yourself.

In this post, I’ll be demonstrating using an Android whatsapp japan number device, but it’ll be very similar if you are using an Apple device.

You can also see a video version here:



Table of Contents
Install WeChat
Invite Another User
Profile Setup
Add Contacts
WeChat Features
Contact Us
Install WeChat
If you’re outside of China, start by searching for “Weixin” or “WeChat” in Google Play (formerly Google Play Store).

searching for “Weixin” or “WeChat” in Google Play

Installing the app and opening it up, you have two options: Log in or sign up.