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Somehow I've managed to see exactly zero comments about Whatsapp stories in this thread, which really surprises me. I think that's a hell of a lot more scary to

Somehow I've managed to see exactly zero comments about Whatsapp stories in this thread, which really surprises me. I think that's a hell of a lot more scary to Snapchat than Instagram stories. Most people with Instagram have Snapchat, but most people with Whatsapp do not have Snapchat. For those who don't know (and I don't know much) Whatsapp just launched a stories feature, similar to Instagram or Snapchat.

askafriend 10y ago
You're also forgetting Facebook stories which is a stories feature for the main Facebook app that inserts the stories in a spot right above the newsfeed. FB have effectively copied the stories feature across all of their media properties (FB/WhatsApp/Instagram). I'd imagine they'll eventually add the ability to cross-post selectively.
exolymph 10y ago
> I think that's a hell of a lot more scary to Snapchat than Instagram stories. Most people with Instagram have Snapchat, but most people with Whatsapp do not have Snapchat. Neither of these sentences is accurate.
- owenversteeg 10y ago
  The first one's an opinion. In the second one, 'most people with Whatsapp do not have Snapchat' is just simple math - there are more than twice as many Whatsapp users compared to Snapchat. 'Most people with Instagram have Snapchat' is anecdotal, sure, but do you think that more than 50% of Instagram active users do not actively use Snapchat? I only know a handful of people that have Instagram that do not have Snapchat, and only two of those people are active Instagram users. From your profile I can see you're a reporter, so if you have any access to hard data about this I'd love to hear what the real numbers are. Thanks!
  - exolymph 10y ago
    Instagram has ~400 million DAUs whereas Snapchat has ~160 million. Even if 100% of Snapchat users have Instagram accounts, it's still not most Instagram users. Maybe you're indexing on a different number, rather than DAUs? Wasn't objecting to the part about Whatsapp, you're right there!
    - owenversteeg 10y ago
      Oh shoot, you're right! I only bothered to google Instagram DAUs and didn't even bother for Snapchat, assuming they'd be pretty far past 200MM. I stand corrected. Cheers!

askafriend 10y ago

You're also forgetting Facebook stories which is a stories feature for the main Facebook app that inserts the stories in a spot right above the newsfeed. FB have effectively copied the stories feature across all of their media properties (FB/WhatsApp/Instagram). I'd imagine they'll eventually add the ability to cross-post selectively.

exolymph 10y ago

> I think that's a hell of a lot more scary to Snapchat than Instagram stories. Most people with Instagram have Snapchat, but most people with Whatsapp do not have Snapchat. Neither of these sentences is accurate.

owenversteeg 10y ago
The first one's an opinion. In the second one, 'most people with Whatsapp do not have Snapchat' is just simple math - there are more than twice as many Whatsapp users compared to Snapchat. 'Most people with Instagram have Snapchat' is anecdotal, sure, but do you think that more than 50% of Instagram active users do not actively use Snapchat? I only know a handful of people that have Instagram that do not have Snapchat, and only two of those people are active Instagram users. From your profile I can see you're a reporter, so if you have any access to hard data about this I'd love to hear what the real numbers are. Thanks!
- exolymph 10y ago
  Instagram has ~400 million DAUs whereas Snapchat has ~160 million. Even if 100% of Snapchat users have Instagram accounts, it's still not most Instagram users. Maybe you're indexing on a different number, rather than DAUs? Wasn't objecting to the part about Whatsapp, you're right there!
  - owenversteeg 10y ago
    Oh shoot, you're right! I only bothered to google Instagram DAUs and didn't even bother for Snapchat, assuming they'd be pretty far past 200MM. I stand corrected. Cheers!