1998. In November 1998, the company was established and launched a wireless Internet paging solution. In February 1999, Tencent launched an instant messaging service, interconnected with wireless paging, GSM text messages, and IP telephone networks. In November 1999, the number of registered QQ users exceeded 1 million. In April 2000, the number of registered QQ users reached 5 million. In May 2000, the number of QQ simultaneous online users exceeded 100,000 for the first time. In February 2001, Tencent QQ's online users successfully exceeded the 1 million mark, and the number of registered users has increased to 50 million. In March 2002, the number of registered QQ users exceeded 100 million. In 2011, the number of people online at the same time on Tencent QQ exceeded 140 million. In 2012, the number of people online at the same time on Tencent QQ exceeded 170 million. On April 11, 2014, the number of people online at the same time on Tencent QQ exceeded 200 million. Details: 18 years ago today, on February 10, 1999 (the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month), Tencent QQ was born. Tencent was founded on November 11, 1998 (Ma Huateng once joked that "Tencent's birthday was turned into the Double Eleven shopping festival by Jack Ma"). In 1997, Ma came into contact with ICQ. On November 11, 1998, Ma and his classmate Zhang Zhidong registered and established "Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd." in Shenzhen, Guangdong. February 10, 2014 is QQ’s 18th birthday. As the most successful instant messaging software in China, it has been with us for 15 years. The young teenagers who first used it have now become middle-aged uncles. It carries the youth, joy, anger, sorrow and joy of countless netizens. After so many years of product changes, QQ has accumulated more than 800 million users. On the occasion of its 15th anniversary, Tencent QQ has brought a new brand positioning - "Happy Communication". As we all know, the predecessor of QQ is QICQ, so how many versions of QQ do you remember? This is what the editor wants to talk to you about today. After more than an hour of editing, let’s review it together! 1. On February 10, 1999, the predecessor of QQ: OICQ99a released a Chinese network pager, public chat room, and file transfer. Network Map 2. 2000 QQ prototype: OICQ 99b released voice chat function. In April 2000, the number of registered QQ users reached 5 million; at 20:43 on the evening of May 27, the number of people online at the same time on QQ exceeded 100,000 for the first time. In June, the number of registered QQ users exceeded 10 million. 3.2001QQ is one step away: OICQ 2000 releases Tencent Explorer, stealth function, and mobile OICQ. On January 31, 2001, NetValue announced the ranking of Internet websites and entities in five Asian countries and regions, including data from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan Province of China, and Mainland China, ranking sixth in China. In February of the same year, Tencent QQ's online users successfully exceeded the 1 million mark, and the number of registered users has increased to 50 million. 4. 2002 was a crucial year for QQ: QQ 2000 was officially renamed QQ, and the video chat function, QQ group and QQshow were released. In March 2002, the number of registered QQ users exceeded the 100 million mark. From October to December of the same year, the first "Q People Q Life" QQ Star Competition was successfully held, further integrating the QQ image into the lives of modern young people. 5.2003QQ focuses on experience and innovation: QQ 2003 chat scenes, screenshots, video playback to friends, and QQ ringtones. "QQ Game" was launched in August 2003; in September, it ranked 29th among the "Top 100 Private Taxpayers" in the country; in October, Tencent.com was rated as one of China's "websites with the largest market value". In September of the same year, the number of QQ registered users rose to 200 million. On September 9, the enterprise real-time communication product "RTX" was grandly released at Beijing Kerry Center. In December, it was once again recognized as "Shenzhen Key Software Enterprise in 2003". 6. QQ’s continuously innovative technologies in 2004: QQ 2004 added personal network hard drives, remote assistance and QQ secretary. Network Map In April 2004, the number of QQ registered users reached a new high, breaking through the 300 million mark. June 16 is a proud moment for Tencent.
On the Hong Kong main board, a new stock with the stock code 700HK appeared. It is called Tencent Holdings Co., Ltd. On October 22, in the large-scale survey of "China's Top 100 Commercial Websites in 2004", Tencent ranked first in the vote rate, ahead of portals such as Sina, Sohu, and NetEase. At the same time, Tencent.com was also rated as one of China's "top five websites with the largest market value". On October 27 of the same year, Tencent TT (Tencent Traveler) was launched. Ranked 4th on the Alexa domestic portal, 3rd or 4th on the homepage and the three major channels. 7. The birth of QQ Pets and Space in 2005: QQ Pets, Qzone, QQ Address Book, and QQ Music were added to QQ 2005. On February 16, 2005, the number of people online on Tencent QQ exceeded 10 million for the first time. In November, the number of people online at the same time for "QQ Fantasy" exceeded 500,000, and it was also included in the second batch of "China's National Online Game Publishing Project" evaluated by the General Administration of Press and Publication. 8. The beginning of QQ Kingdom’s golden harvest in 2006: QQ 2006 added QQ theme package, QQ video show and 3D show chat mode. On January 25, 2006, QQ Fantasy and QQ Pets were selected into the "Second Batch of Online Game Products Suitable for Minors" by the Ministry of Culture. In May, with the implementation of the "Shenzhen Intellectual Property Advantage Enhancement Plan", Tencent was recognized as a "Shenzhen Intellectual Property Advantage Enterprise" on May 16, 2006, becoming one of the first companies to receive this title. At the same time, Huawei, BYD, ZTE, Skyworth and other companies won this honor, with Tencent ranking fourth. 9.Privileges for the first batch of QQ members in 2007: When new members of QQ 2007 send offline files, the window shakes. On July 13, 2007, Tencent QQ's simultaneous online users exceeded 30 million; on August 9, at the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Award Ceremony, Tencent CEO Mr. Ma won the 2006 Mayor's Award (Entrepreneur Category). In November, the third China Outstanding Corporate Citizens Commendation Conference was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Tencent founder team members Ma, Zhang Zhidong, Xu and Chen Yidan won the "Corporate Citizen Special Contribution Award" for their outstanding contributions in fulfilling social responsibilities. This is also the only award won by the Chinese Internet industry in this year's China Outstanding Corporate Citizen Award. 10.2008QQ Classic Edition: QQ 2008 adds a new super group, which can support up to 500 people. On March 12, 2008, Tencent QQ’s highest number of simultaneous online users exceeded 40 million. In September, at the Ministry of Culture's second national cultural system and cultural industry work conference, Tencent was awarded the title of the third batch of "National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base" by the Ministry of Culture, becoming the only Internet comprehensive service company to win this honor. 11.2009 QQ new experience: QQ 2009 adds group messages, message boxes, and friend impressions. (lishijintian.com) In February 2009, the number of people online at the same time on Tencent QQ exceeded 50 million; on February 19, the number of monthly login accounts in QQ space exceeded 200 million. In July, Tencent authorized more than 400 patents, becoming one of the companies with the largest number of Internet patents in the world, on par with international Internet giants such as Google, Yahoo, and Aol. 12. 2010 QQ new skin: QQ 2010 new skin engine, QQ big video, multi-question verification network map. At 19:52:58 on March 5, 2010, Tencent announced that the number of people online at the same time on QQ exceeded 100 million for the first time; on the afternoon of September 5, Hu Jintao The general secretary and his delegation visited Tencent. 13.2011QQ application distribution: QQ 2011 adds new application boxes, level revisions and multi-player videos. On January 21, 2011, Tencent launched "WeChat", a free application that provides instant messaging services for smartphones. Soon WeChat became another very influential product of Tencent. On July 14, the Tencent Party Committee held its founding meeting. Jin Hu, deputy secretary of the Nanshan District Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Organization, represented the Nanshan District Committee, and Chen Yidan, CEO of Tencent, held a grand unveiling ceremony of the Tencent Party Committee on behalf of Tencent. 14.2012QQ performance improvement: QQ 2012 added session window merging, greatly improved performance, and modified the skin setting interface.
On May 18, 2012, Tencent officially announced that it would adjust its organizational structure to meet user needs and promote business development. In August, Tencent, Alibaba Group, and Ping An of China will jointly test the waters of Internet finance and jointly establish the Shanghai Lujiazui Financial Exchange. On August 16, Shenzhen Asia Pacific Media Co., Ltd. and Tencent jointly established "Tencent Asia Pacific Home". 15. 2013 QQ version transformation: In 2013, discussion groups were added, files could be transferred to send voice messages, group videos were modified, and screen sharing was supported. In January 2013, Tencent employees and volunteers independently launched the public welfare page 404 - Internet public welfare activity; on September 16, Sohu, Sogou and Tencent jointly announced a strategic cooperation. Tencent invested US$448 million in Sogou and merged its Tencent Soso business and other related assets into Sogou. After the transaction was completed, Tencent immediately acquired 36.5% of Sogou's fully diluted shares. On September 16, Tencent and Today's stock price rose to HK$417, with a market value of approximately HK$774.982 billion, or approximately US$100 billion, becoming China's first Internet company with a market value exceeding US$100 billion. 16.[2014] QQ Lite for Android (QQ Lite for Android), a streamlined version of QQ specially created by Tencent for low-performance mobile phones, was quietly launched. As the name suggests, its biggest selling point is the ultra-small installation package of only 7.52M, which not only retains the core chat function, but also saves memory, and is suitable for low-configuration Android devices. 17. Let’s watch QQ together in 2015. Tencent fans are looking forward to your discoveries and contributions! In fact, QQ has undergone great changes in 2015, such as from QQXX as the version number to the digital version of QQXX: Tencent QQ2014 was replaced by QQ5.0, a rich and colorful message bubble chat experience was added, and so on. Tencent QQ has more than 200 million online users and 70% mobile phone users. Are you here during this time? Mobile QQ: The Rise of Mobile QQ from the Era of Function Machines to the Mobile Internet Era Mobile QQ 2003-2004 The earliest mobile QQ was born in 2003. At that time, most of the mobile phones were feature phones, operating on the Symbian system, and the entire software interface was relatively simple, basically meeting the needs of friends for online chatting. This is also the most basic function of a communication tool. The environment and hardware products determine that users cannot do more colorful applications on their mobile phones, such as future applications. Mobile QQ 2005-2007 network diagram From 2005 to 2007, the biggest change in mobile QQ is the pursuit of individuality, and the design is fresher and simpler. From a functional point of view, it meets all the chat software owned by QQ: chat (video, group chat), news information, entertainment audio and video, etc. As people become more familiar with the Internet and want to be connected to the Internet anytime and anywhere, their functions will improve accordingly. Mobile QQ 2008-2010 After 2008, QQ enriched all applications on feature phones. Smartphones with touch screens have changed the way humans interact with computers. First of all, QQ has enlarged the size of the mobile interface, and the visual design is simpler and clearer. Because of touch interaction, the functional design is more concentrated, reducing the accumulation of windows, and the display of functions is also well-organized. However, traces of PC still remain on mobile QQ, but this also lowers the threshold for user migration.