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Weibo

Social Network Microblogging
Also Known As
微博
Initial Release Date
2009
Developed By
Sina
Location Region
Beijing, China
Us Equivalent
Twitter
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What is Weibo? China's most popular blogging platform

Weibo is a Twitter-like microblogging service used by hundreds of millions of users. Launched by Sina in 2009, it regularly censors topics deemed sensitive or inappropriate by the Chinese government.   Read Full Story
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The National Library of China said in 2018 it would start archiving all Weibo posts to preserve digital information.
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Weibo has more monthly active users than Twitter (as of 2018).
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Source: SCMP Data - March 2019
Source: SCMP Data - March 2019
Last updated: February 17, 2020