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by tornadoboy55 3393 days ago
WhatsApp is the most used messager with 90%+ market penetration. It has more than a billion users globally. Snap is nowhere near that user base.
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Indeed. In some countries, people book doctor appointments using WhatsApp.

SnapChat has always looked like a solution to a "first world problem" to me. Very US and LA/NYC-centric.

Granted, I'm old, but even in rich European countries, I'm not sure it has potential to do well? (Honest question, I really wonder).

Anecdote, but upwards of 80% of people younger than 25 I interact with in Germany use snapchat.
Viber is kind of a big deal also!