Tencent said they wouldn’t participate in the “Red packets” (红包 / Hongbao) war this year (they didn’t spend a dime giving away money to users)

…well, they won it anyway!

Key highlights:

14.2 billion red packets sent in 24 hours, 76% year over year growth

red packets sent in 24 hours, year over year growth 760,000 were sent in 1 second

were sent in Guangdong is the province which sent the largest number of packets

is the province which sent the largest number of packets Beijing is the city which sent the largest number of red envelopes!

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[Infographic] A new record-breaking year for WeChat red packets was last modified: by