[AlexandrB]

> I would bet money this is the opposite of the majority experience.

As with ICQ/AIM/MSN Messenger back in the early 2000s I bet it's regional. WhatsApp seems extremely popular in my age/peer group where I live.

[Workaccount2]

So you don't live in the US?

[AlexandrB]

Canada, which is usually broadly similar to the US market.