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That's not how it works, WhatsApp had 50 engineers when it had 900M users[0]. Beside iMessage is not only used by 10k, some estimates put it at more than 1 bill

That's not how it works, WhatsApp had 50 engineers when it had 900M users[0]. Beside iMessage is not only used by 10k, some estimates put it at more than 1 billion users[1]. [0]https://www.wired.com/2015/09/whatsapp-serves-900-million-users-50-engineers/ https://www.wired.com/2015/09/whatsapp-serves-900-million-us... [1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2022/09/10/why-apple-iphone-ipad-mac-google-android-and-even-windows-10-users-need-secure-messaging/?sh=131ea6487fd4 https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2022/09/10/why-apple...

WastingMyTime89 4y ago
iMessage has a lot of users if you count people with iphones who very occasionally try to send a text but end up using iMessage. I count as one but it still is completely irrelevant to me. WhatsApp is where everything interesting is.
- obiefernandez 4y ago
  Same here. I’m always shocked when I meet someone that doesn’t use WhatsApp
  - pwinnski 4y ago
    I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use WeChat I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use Signal I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use Facebook Messenger I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use LINE I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use Telegram I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use QQ etc. It is true that WhatsApp seems to be the largest, but it's still used by fewer than 25% of humans, so you might be shocked often.
    - prng2021 4y ago
      25% of humans is astonishing considering only about 2/3rds of humans have internet access.
  - Supermancho 4y ago
    I'm always surprised when I meet someone who does. None of my friends (+their family) or my family have ever used it. Nobody I hang out with will even say they have whatsapp. Maybe it's because we're "desktop people", which doesn't explain the lack of participation by someone like my wife. She uses her phone almost exclusively. shrug
    - llampx 4y ago
      US vs ROTW
- snotrockets 4y ago
  there's still infrastructure in place to support you. there's a cost per user and cost per message, and you contributing to the former even if not to the latter.
- mechanical_bear 4y ago
  > Try to send a text but end up using iMessage iMessage is the default SMS and messaging app on iPhones. It’s what most people use for texting as well as messaging on iPhone.
  - oblio 4y ago
    In the US. Outside even iPhone users use WhatsApp or similar.

WastingMyTime89 4y ago

iMessage has a lot of users if you count people with iphones who very occasionally try to send a text but end up using iMessage. I count as one but it still is completely irrelevant to me. WhatsApp is where everything interesting is.

obiefernandez 4y ago
Same here. I’m always shocked when I meet someone that doesn’t use WhatsApp
- pwinnski 4y ago
  I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use WeChat I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use Signal I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use Facebook Messenger I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use LINE I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use Telegram I'm always shocked when I meet someone that doesn't use QQ etc. It is true that WhatsApp seems to be the largest, but it's still used by fewer than 25% of humans, so you might be shocked often.
  - prng2021 4y ago
    25% of humans is astonishing considering only about 2/3rds of humans have internet access.
- Supermancho 4y ago
  I'm always surprised when I meet someone who does. None of my friends (+their family) or my family have ever used it. Nobody I hang out with will even say they have whatsapp. Maybe it's because we're "desktop people", which doesn't explain the lack of participation by someone like my wife. She uses her phone almost exclusively. shrug
  - llampx 4y ago
    US vs ROTW
snotrockets 4y ago
there's still infrastructure in place to support you. there's a cost per user and cost per message, and you contributing to the former even if not to the latter.
mechanical_bear 4y ago
> Try to send a text but end up using iMessage iMessage is the default SMS and messaging app on iPhones. It’s what most people use for texting as well as messaging on iPhone.
- oblio 4y ago
  In the US. Outside even iPhone users use WhatsApp or similar.