Tianji.com explained

Tianji.com was a Chinese professional social networking website. Tianji stopped operations on December 27, 2015.^[1]

History

Tianji was founded in 2005 by CEO Derek Ling. It joined Viadeo in 2008. In 2010-11, it started entering a period of explosive growth, attracting over 380,000 users per month.^[2]

Purpose

Tianji was a professional social networking website, in a similar fashion to LinkedIn. According to CEO Derek Ling, Tianji focused on a group of Chinese professionals who are younger than 40 but have also graduated from college, a demographic that adds value through its existing contacts and work experience. By 2013 the site was predicted to have 35 million users.^[3]

Statistics

Tianji claimed up to over 15 million users, according to its website. The website also claimed that there were over 37,000 executive searchers on the website, and that 90% of users report successful communication with managers and businesspeople.^[4]

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20130929020812/http://www.tianji.com/

Notes and References

1. Web site: LinkedIn’s biggest rival in China just suddenly and unexpectedly shut down . Tech in Asia . 10 June 2016.
2. Web site: Tianji, China’s Biggest Professional Social Network, is Growing Fast . Tech in Asia . November 3, 2011 . 1 July 2013 . Custer, C..
3. Web site: Tianji kickstarts professional social networking in China . October 31, 2011 . 1 July 2013 . Chima, Chikodi.
4. Web site: 超过1500万职场精英首选的商务社交平台 . 23 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929020812/http://www.tianji.com/ . 29 September 2013 .