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by hyperhopper 999 days ago
In my experience, in Europe 90% of messaging is through Instagram, Whatsapp use is rare.
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guraf 998 days ago
You clearly live in a bubble, I've never heard of ig being used for im.
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ludwik 998 days ago
As a European, I always thought that using Instagram for IM is something that only Americans do...
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ossusermivami 998 days ago
mostly young people I believe, my nephew classroom are all chatting on instagram while the only friends i know who has instagram group chats are some kind of heavy instagram users like influencers..
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Tijdreiziger 999 days ago
You appear to be living in a very different Europe than me…
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belter 999 days ago
"Global usage of messaging apps and statistics" - https://engage.sinch.com/blog/global-messenger-apps-usage-st...

If you are in a hurry: https://engage.sinch.com/sites/default/files/styles/x_large_...

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ffgjgf1 998 days ago
It’s 80% FB messenger where I am.
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fuzztester 998 days ago
This subthread reminds of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant
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