Is qq really on it’s way out? My friend once told me that is was dying too, but I just didn’t see it. Almost all of my chinese friends use qq, and the few that don’t use weixin instead to get their qq messages. Many of my friends also use qzone through qq.
Maybe qq/qzone is just more popular with the younger crowd. I am young, and I think all of my chinese friends are aged 16-28.
But, maybe it could be more popular with the youth because some of them love to play qqgames (but I do too 😛 )