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WeChat earns about
$118.4K/month
range $65.1K – $171.7K · $1.42M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$3.9K
$2.2K – $5.7K
Per Week
$27.6K
$15.2K – $40.1K
Per Month
$118.4K
$65.1K – $171.7K
Per Year
$1.42M
$781.6K – $2.06M
Lifetime
$3.55M
$1.95M – $5.15M
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for WeChat
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($118.4K/month · $1.42M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
62/100
Opportunity
5/100
Cloneability
$0
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- subscription paywall (~$0.99/mo) - proven monetization
- in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells
⚡ Improve / fix
- ★ rating only 3.9 - read /intelligence/reviews/ios/wechat/ to mine the top complaints
🛠 MVP scope
- core feature loop
- subscription gating
- free-tier limits
- trial period
- analytics
💰 Pricing recommendation
WeChat is at $0.99/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.
🔡 App Store title ideas
Pro: AI-Powered Social NetworkingSmart : Social Networking Tracker+ - Faster, Cheaper
📺 TikTok / ad hook angles
- "I tried WeChat for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
- "Why WeChat costs $0.99/mo when ours costs $0.59"
- "The social networking app WeChat won't tell you these 3 things"
Monetization
Subscription (~$0.99/mo)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Subscriptions ~72%
- One-time IAP ~22%
- Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
8.8M installs · 42.3% active · 2.3% pay
In-App Purchases 6
- Subscription WeChat Out Top-Up Card5 tiers $0.99 – $14.99 range
- One-timeest. 42 WeBeans $0.99 one-time
- One-timeest. 126 WeBeans $2.99 one-time
- One-timeest. 350 WeBeans $6.99 one-time
- One-timeest. 896 WeBeans $19.99 one-time
- One-timeest. 9086 WeBeans $199.99 one-time
6 tiers scraped live from the App Store.
App Details
Pulled from the App Store- Current Version
- 8.0.73
- Released
- Jan 21, 2011
- Last Updated
- May 7, 2026
- File Size
- 775.1 MB
- Required OS
- 15.0
- Content Rating
- 12+
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Languages
- Arabic, BN, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, MN, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, SW, TA, Thai, Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Developer
What's new in v8.0.73
What's New:
- Bug fixes and improvements.
Fun Numbers - share these
$0
every second
$3
every minute
$164
every hour
$3.9K
every day
- ☕ Buys 790 $5 coffees every day
- 👨💻 Pays for 8 senior engineer salaries per year
- 🚗 Earns enough for 34 Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 109 seconds
12-Month Revenue Trajectory
Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.
Estimated Installs
8.8M
estimated from 79,641 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
3.7M
42.3% of installs · SOCIAL_NETWORKING category benchmark
Rating
3.94 ★
80K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$0.99/mo)
Rating Distribution
5★
51K
4★
7K
3★
4K
2★
3K
1★
15K
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Frequently Asked About WeChat
How much money does WeChat make on the App Store? ⌄
WeChat has an estimated App Store revenue of $118.4K per month (~$1.42M per year, $3.9K per day) with a likely range of $65.1K to $171.7K. This includes earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ads and any paid downloads - all directional estimates from public App Store signals, not private Apple financial data.
How many App Store downloads does WeChat get? ⌄
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (80K reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 8.8M total iOS downloads for WeChat - and roughly 3.7M monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is WeChat a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank? ⌄
WeChat is analyzed using App Store grossing rank, category ranking, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Check the iOS top grossing leaderboard to see how WeChat compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is WeChat App Store revenue estimated? ⌄
Rev.now estimates WeChat App Store revenue from public app data: estimated downloads, monthly active users (MAU), the iOS conversion rate to paying users, subscription pricing detected on the listing, in-app purchase tiers, ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Social Networking category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does WeChat offer on iOS? ⌄
WeChat offers in-app purchases on the App Store, which can include subscription tiers (weekly, monthly or annual), one-time purchases or virtual currency. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
Can I compare WeChat App Store revenue with another iOS app? ⌄
Yes. Use the free compare tool to compare WeChat side-by-side with any other App Store app by estimated revenue, downloads, paying users, subscription pricing, in-app purchase tiers, grossing rank and monetization model.
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