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Many messengers companies started outside of SV, • Telegram - Founded: Russia, Headquartered: Dubai, Users: 500M+ • WeChat - Founded: China, Headquartered: Shenzhen, Users: 1.2B+ • LINE - Founded: Japan, Headquartered: Tokyo, Users: 84M (Japan) • Viber - Founded: Israel, Headquartered: Luxembourg, Users: 1B+ • KakaoTalk - Founded: South Korea, Headquartered: Jeju City, Users: 52M+ • Zalo - Founded: Vietnam, Headquartered: Ho Chi Minh City, Users: 100M+ • ICQ - Founded: Israel, Headquartered: Cyprus, used to have big market share • Skype - Founded: Estonia, Headquartered: Luxembourg/USA, Users: 40M daily |