The move is an indication of the significance of the Chinese smartphone market to Apple.

As of today, the microblogging service has approximately 200 million active users each month.

In addition, Tim Cooks verified account on Weibo has risen to 320,000 followers as of this morning.

Tim Cook, CEO Of Apple Joins Weibo, China’s Twitter Like Microblogging Website

Cooks decision to join the Chinese social media is not accidental.

Twitter, a U.S. based microblogging service has 1.1. million followers that follow Cooks account.

For Apple, China remains to be an increasingly significant market.

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That means, 90% of the Chinese population already have a smartphone.

source: www.techworm.net