More people now use China 's Sina Weibo microblogging platform than use Twitter, according to the Chinese company's results for the first quarter of 2017 . Sina Weibo has 340 million active the first quarter of 2017 users — an increase of over 90% Sina Weibo — compared to Twitter 's An estimated 731 million monthly users. the China Internet Network Information Centre is blocked by the Chinese government. In 2014, e-commerce giant Alibaba, which owns a 31.4% stake of Weibo, helped boost the platform's e-commerce capabilities with the introduction of "Weibo Payment", enabling users to shop online using the service. An estimated 731 million people in China use the internet, with over 90% of these individuals capable of getting online via a smartphone, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre .
More people now use China 's Sina Weibo microblogging platform than use Twitter, according to the Chinese company's results for the first quarter of 2017 . Sina Weibo has 340 million active the first quarter of 2017 users — an increase of over 90% Sina Weibo — compared to Twitter 's An estimated 731 million monthly users. the China Internet Network Information Centre is blocked by the Chinese government. An estimated 731 million people in China use the internet, with over 90% of these individuals capable of getting online via a smartphone, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre .