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It's interesting that they say there's "nothing like it in the rest of the world" while KakaoTalk has incredible usage numbers in Korea, with a similar number o
by Fauntleroy 6y ago
It's interesting that they say there's "nothing like it in the rest of the world" while KakaoTalk has incredible usage numbers in Korea, with a similar number of capabilities. You can do banking, ride hailing, messaging, and even more... plus the characters from stickers/emoji are cultural icons in and of themselves.
- thought 6y agoHi, author here. I'm a fan of KakaoTalk and I specifically include them in the visual: https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41c6ff46-c8bb-467b-9f6d-446ffb6a9ba6_1012x506.png https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q... I think you're referring to where I quoted Ben Thompson, but he was speaking in a specific sense: that there it nothing like WeChat in the sense of being an OS for an entire nation (not simply being a super app). More context around the quote is here: https://stratechery.com/2017/apples-china-problem/ https://stratechery.com/2017/apples-china-problem/ The quote is indeed a bit dated though, I'll grant that -- is KakaoTalk that dominant in SK now?