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by TomMarius 3007 days ago
I literally don't know anyone who uses Whatsapp, only Messenger. These things are very different across the world.
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antisocial 3007 days ago
I live in the U.S. I use Whatsapp to connect with family members in another country. I have a Facebook account just for my informal HOA community posts. I have zero fb friends. I hope my HOA finds another means to communicate.
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arctron 3006 days ago
https://www.statista.com/statistics/280914/monthly-active-wh...
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johnchristopher 3007 days ago
I read on HN Brazil has a vibrant WhatsApp community of users. Doctors confirming appointments, hospital sending stuff, etc. That kind of things.
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lucasverra 3007 days ago
Whatsapp is the market leader in mobile (and desktop) IM in LATAM & EU. YMMV but I would go with ~75-80%
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TomMarius 3007 days ago
Do they have more granular data? I guess they're more prevalent in Western Europe (I read about people from Spain or Italy being all on).
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craigmi 3007 days ago
different indeed, everyone I know in Ireland uses it.
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lzy 3006 days ago
WhatsApp absolutely dominates SEA too.
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