Though rumored to be replaced by WeChat, QQ thrives amid fierce instant messengers competition, well, with a slight decline of its user base, whose web service (WebQQ) is to be shut down by next year. One of its employees commented that the product has come to its end of the lifecycle when it doesn’t have many visitors anymore. WebQQ came online in September 2009, providing an access to users who were unable to log in on desktop or mobile devices.
