Weibo

Weibo Corporation, Beijing, China

Weibo is a Chinese microblogging website.

According to our data, Weibo ranks 29th among the social media platforms we track.
It has 0.3% of the social media market share and is detected on 0.1% of all websites.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

Weibo is available for free.

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πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† Weibo Awards

⚑ Sites Using Weibo

We have data on 4,700 websites that use the Weibo social media platform. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Weibo is agoda.com.

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Weibo:

Most of the sites using Weibo are from China, Hong Kong, and the United States.

  • China 63.5%
  • Hong Kong 9.9%
  • United States 5.3%
  • Japan 4.5%
  • United Kingdom 2.2%
  • Taiwan 1.6%
  • Australia 1.3%
  • Korea 1.2%
  • Singapore 1.2%
  • Other 9.3%

Most Weibo users speak Chinese, English, or Japanese.

  • Chinese 72.9%
  • English 20.9%
  • Japanese 3.4%
  • Korean 0.7%
  • Spanish 0.3%
  • Italian 0.3%
  • French 0.3%
  • German 0.3%
  • Russian 0.2%
  • Other 0.7%

The Weibo social media platform is especially popular on .com, .cn, and .com.cn top-level domains.

  • .com 57.7%
  • .cn 10.9%
  • .com.cn 6.1%
  • .net 3.8%
  • .edu.cn 2.7%
  • .org 2.5%
  • .gov.cn 1.4%
  • .jp 1.1%
  • .com.hk 0.9%
  • Other 12.9%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Weibo include business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 19%
  • Education/Reference 12.9%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 5.9%
  • Travel 4.9%
  • General News 4.7%
  • Online Shopping 4.6%
  • Entertainment 4.4%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.4%
  • Internet Services 4.1%
  • Other 35.1%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Weibo alternatives.

RankName
6
TikTok
Haidian, Beijing, China

A Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos.

Free
46
Douban
Beijing, China

A Chinese social networking site and media database for books, movies, music, and local events.

Free
55
Plurk
Taipei, Taiwan

A micro-blogging and social networking service.

68
Douyin
Haidian, Beijing, China

A short video platform, essentially the Chinese version of TikTok.

Free
78
Qzone
Shenzhen, China

A Chinese social networking platform.

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Weibo?

Weibo is owned by Weibo Corporation, headquartered in Beijing, China.

Is Weibo free?

Yes, it is a free social media platform.

Which country uses Weibo the most?

The majority of Weibo users are from China.

Who uses Weibo?

According to our data, Weibo is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as agoda.com, dlsite.com, and olympics.com.

Is Weibo used on government websites?

Overall, we found Weibo on 66 government sites in China.

Do academic institutions use Weibo?

Yes. The most prominent of these are yale.edu, ox.ac.uk, and gla.ac.uk. Overall, we know of 128 academic websites in China and 7 in the United States that use Weibo.

How does Weibo compare to its competitors?

Weibo is a moderately popular social media platform, ranking ahead of 57 other social media platforms we track.

What are the alternatives to Weibo?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Weibo may include Plurk, TikTok, and Douban.

πŸ‘‰ See Also

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For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.