95% Of iPhone Users in China Would Ditch Their iPhones If WeChat Is Banned
Karamchand Rameshwar - Aug 20, 2020
According to a survey conducted by Bloomberg, 95% of iPhone users surveyed in China would ditch their iPhones if WeChat is removed from App Store.
- Apple iPhone 15 Launch Date in India, Price, Specifications & More
- Apple Kills Original HomePod, Focusing On HomePod Mini
- iPhone 12 Color Is Fading Away Quickly And No One Knows Why
According to a recent survey conducted by Bloomberg, 95% of the 1.2 million Chinese people who use WeChat said they would rather ditch their iPhones to switch to Android instead of giving up WeChat.
![Wechat Iphone](https://img.mobygeek.com/resize/730x-/2020/08/20/wechat-iphone-7476.jpg)
Kenny Ou, a person living in Hong Kong, said the WeChat ban will turn the iPhone into "electronic waste" in China and areas inhabited by Chinese people. Meanwhile, another user, Sky Ding, stressed that the Chinese app is too important for most Chinese people to give up. Instead, they will switch to Android or other smartphones. “My family in China are all used to WeChat and all our communication is on the platform,” Ding said.
Not only the Chinese community, dozens of big companies in the US such as Apple, Ford, Walmart, Disney, ... have persuaded the Trump administration to stop the ban according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
"For those who don't live in China, they don't understand how vast the implications are if American companies aren't allowed to use it," said Craig Allen, president of the U.S.-China Business Council. "They are going to be held at a severe disadvantage to every competitor," he added.
In a recent investor note, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that global iPhone shipments could drop between 25% and 30% due to WeChat being removed from the App Store. However, if the app is only deleted from App Store in the US, then iPhone sales will only be affected by 3% to 6%.
The administration of US President Donald Trump is now aiming to ban all US companies to work with ByteDance (the company that created TikTok) and Tencent (the company that owns WeChat). The ban was announced on August 7 and has 39 days left before it goes into effect.
>>> Kuo: Global iPhone Shipments Might Drop By 30% Due To WeChat Ban
Featured Stories
![PDF Prodigy: Expert Techniques for Editing](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/320x180/photo_galleries/2024/01/18/pdf-6fd5.png)
ICT News - Jan 18, 2024
PDF Prodigy: Expert Techniques for Editing
![The Psychology of Casino Game Design](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/227x128/2023/08/03/casino-india-89d9.jpg)
ICT News - Aug 03, 2023
The Psychology of Casino Game Design
![3 Reasons your privacy gets compromised online](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/227x128/2022/05/17/hacker-9565.jpg)
ICT News - May 17, 2022
3 Reasons your privacy gets compromised online
![Apple Devices For Sale](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/227x128/2022/05/11/96174530-5607-11ec-9bbc-ba5fcc880a33-cf-4827.jpg)
ICT News - May 11, 2022
Apple Devices For Sale
![Pin-Up Review India 2022](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/227x128/2022/04/12/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3768128-05c6.jpg)
ICT News - Apr 12, 2022
Pin-Up Review India 2022
![Choosing between a shared and a dedicated server for gaming](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/227x128/2022/03/29/pexels-field-engineer-442150-df92.jpg)
ICT News - Mar 29, 2022
Choosing between a shared and a dedicated server for gaming
![How The Internet Came Into Being](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/227x128/2022/03/18/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-914931-4083.jpg)
ICT News - Mar 18, 2022
How The Internet Came Into Being
![The Best Gaming Tech of 2022](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/227x128/2022/03/17/florian-olivo-mf23rf8xary-unsplash-7b61.jpg)
ICT News - Mar 17, 2022
The Best Gaming Tech of 2022
![Technologies that enable the development of online casinos with live dealers](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/227x128/2022/02/16/istockphoto-1200707009-612x612-f9fa.jpg)
ICT News - Feb 16, 2022
Technologies that enable the development of online casinos with live dealers
![Remember These Safety Measures While Playing at an Online Casino](https://img.mobygeek.com/crop/227x128/2022/02/08/pexels-photo-3279685-8114.jpeg)
ICT News - Feb 08, 2022
Comments
Sort by Newest | Popular