Viral Chinese video game measures which players can clap fastest for President Xi Jinping

Screenshots of the mobile game. Credit: CNBC

As of 3:05 p.m. local time on Thursday, a counter on the landing page of the game showed users had given Xi a total of more than a billion "claps."

Xi's speech on Wednesday touched on many issues, including a new era of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" and the progress of his highly-publicized anti-graft campaign.

The president also addressed the topic of economic reform in the world's second-largest economy — which some believe might not necessarily be carried out anytime soon.

Tencent, which also runs messaging service WeChat, was one of several Chinese tech companies fined by authorities in China last month for failing to adhere to internet regulations. The Shenzhen-headquartered company was fined the "maximum" amount, regulators said.