from Pacific Epoch

Tencent’s (0700.HK) QQ.com has surpassed incumbent Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) as the China’s most popular Internet portal, according to data from online traffic statistics site Alexa.com. The two-year old QQ.com has shot to success on the back of Tencent’s immensely popular instant messaging service QQ, which boasts over 200 million active users. According to Alexa, QQ.com is the fifth most trafficked site in the world, with Sina stuck at number seven. Sohu follows at number eleven. Baidu.com remains the most popular Chinese website, coming in at fourth on Alexa.

. . . 2 years! . . . .

I wonder if people is still questioning the stickiness of IM ( Meebo).

I wonder if Skype is thinking “big” in Chinese (and in all sort of foreign languages)

I wonder if Google is looking hard at this

I wonder if AOL is ready for their comeback

I wonder if MySpace IM will be even more sticky

I wonder if MSFT is trying to integrate Office with MSN Messenger (and MSN)

I wonder if in the persistent presence world of mobile desktop . . . portals are just an accessories to IM/SMS killer apps