BHI 3.0·Q1 2026 Bulletin
Last computed 14:32 UTC, Apr 29 2026·Spearman ρ = 0.83·Validation: preliminary
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PLATFORM PROFILE700.HK

WeChat

$475B (Tencent)1.34B MAUSocial Media
17.03
B-index (V3.1)
BLACK HOLE
Capture2.855
Escape0.168
Key Structural Insight

Theoretical maximum of social lock-in. p=10, h=1, x=1. The blueprint for total platform capture.

Eleven-Parameter Profile

5DATAMEMACTPROCNETCLOSEPORTSUBFALLORGMOM
Data Depth9/10
Memory9/10
Action9/10
Process10/10
Network9/10
Closeness10/10
Portability1/10
Substitutability1/10
Human Fallback1/10
Org Depth9/10
Momentum5/10
Capture Escape Extended

V3.1 Decomposition

ComponentValueFormula
CES₄ capture core0.9245CES(d, m, a, p)
Knowledge synergy σₖ0.9000√(d · m)
Operability synergy σₒ0.9487√(a · p)
Synergy boost1.27731 + 0.3·(σₖ + σₒ)/2
Org-depth multiplier1.45001 + 0.5·o
Momentum multiplier1.15001 + 0.3·t
Total Capture2.8552c·(1+0.5n)·core·syn·org·mom
CES₃ escape core0.1000CES(x, s, h)
Feedback attenuation0.6764max(0.3, 1 − 0.35·core)
Total Escape0.1676ε + escCore · feedback
B = Capture / Escape17.032.855 / 0.168

Scoring Rationale

Super-app: messaging, payments, 1M+ mini-programs, government services, healthcare. 924M mini-program users. Leaving WeChat in China = leaving mobile internet. Outside China, near zero.

Parameter Sensitivity

MARGINAL B-INDEX CHANGE PER ±1 SCORE SHIFT
PORT1
-6.73
SUB1
-6.73
FALL1
-6.73
CLOSE10
+1.70
ACT9
+1.33
DATA9
+1.31
MEM9
+1.31
NET9
+1.17
ORG9
+1.17
MOM5
+0.89
PROC10
+0.63
+ raises B (deepens lock-in) lowers B (aids escape)

Comparable PlatformsSocial Media (9 peers)

#PlatformTickerB-indexZone
01YouTubeGOOG5.73BLACK HOLEProfile →
02WhatsAppMETA5.43BLACK HOLEProfile →
03FacebookMETA4.19BLACK HOLEProfile →
04LinkedInMSFT3.70BLACK HOLEProfile →
05InstagramMETA3.07BLACK HOLEProfile →
06TikTokPrivate2.24EVENT HORIZONProfile →
07RedditRDDT2.15EVENT HORIZONProfile →
08Telegram-2.03EVENT HORIZONProfile →
09X (Twitter)Private1.29TRANSITIONProfile →