Pengyou

Pengyou (Chinese: 朋友; pinyin: péngyǒu; lit. 'Friend'), formerly QQ Xiaoyou (Chinese: QQ校友; lit. 'QQ Alumni'), was a social network operated by Tencent.^[1]

Pengyou

Type of site	Social networking
Available in	Chinese language
Headquarters	Shenzhen, Guangdong
Area served	Worldwide
Owner	Tencent
Industry	Social networking service
URL	www.pengyou.com
Advertising	Banner ads, referral marketing
Registration	Required
Launched	August 2008
Current status	Inactive

Pengyou was founded in August 2008 as a competitor to Renren. The site used real names and photos were synced with Qzone.^[2]

The site has both a social area but also a section for corporate outreach, where friends can become ‘fans’ of various companies, and companies can use the site to engage with their consumers.^{[citation needed]}

Pengyou was shut down on 6 August 2017.^[1] Pengyou was briefly revived as an app on December 2019,^[3] but ceased operations on 30 June 2021.^[1]