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WhatsApp is used by 78% of the users in the UK, and iMessage is used by 25%. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/997945/most-used-messenger-by-brand-in-the-uk h

WhatsApp is used by 78% of the users in the UK, and iMessage is used by 25%. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/997945/most-used-messenger-by-brand-in-the-uk https://www.statista.com/forecasts/997945/most-used-messenge... (non-free link)

thejohnconway 3y ago
25% of the entire population is a pretty popular application! Not “hardly anyone”. Also, I’d like to know the volume of messages shared, I have WhatsApp, but wouldn’t miss it it it disappeared. iMessage disappearing would be very inconvenient.
- Reason077 3y ago
  I'm surprised it's even 25% in the UK, and I wonder how that's measured. Maybe the 25% includes things like "opening the iMessage app to read SMS messages sent by two-factor authentication services" etc.
  - thejohnconway 3y ago
    I’m not surprised, SMSing people is still common, and sliding from that to iMessage is totally frictionless for iPhone users. With iOS market share being around 50%, I’m surprised (skeptical even!) that it’s not closer to 50%.
vxNsr 3y ago
But who is that 25%? iPhone users have money. I’m sure there is some significant overlap between iMessage and WhatsApp users (I know I and everyone I know use(s) both). But if you threaten politicians with losing their blue bubbles they’re gonna fall in line.
- XajniN 3y ago
  No one in Europe cares about the blue bubbles. I prefer iMessage over the other messengers, but I still haven’t met anyone who cares. A lot of people don’t even know why the bubbles are sometimes green.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    Yet, the EU have their panties in a knot about having it be interoperable…
- joshuaissac 3y ago
  > But if you threaten politicians with losing their blue bubbles they’re gonna fall in line. This is not a thing outside the United States, and I doubt that most British politicians are even aware of 'blue bubbles'. For example, the recent controversy regarding the release of Covid-related government communications was centred on WhatsApp, with no reference to other platforms like iMessage. https://news.sky.com/story/politicians-are-drawn-to-whatsapp-and-it-threatens-us-ever-knowing-the-whole-truth-12894737 https://news.sky.com/story/politicians-are-drawn-to-whatsapp...

thejohnconway 3y ago

25% of the entire population is a pretty popular application! Not “hardly anyone”. Also, I’d like to know the volume of messages shared, I have WhatsApp, but wouldn’t miss it it it disappeared. iMessage disappearing would be very inconvenient.

Reason077 3y ago
I'm surprised it's even 25% in the UK, and I wonder how that's measured. Maybe the 25% includes things like "opening the iMessage app to read SMS messages sent by two-factor authentication services" etc.
- thejohnconway 3y ago
  I’m not surprised, SMSing people is still common, and sliding from that to iMessage is totally frictionless for iPhone users. With iOS market share being around 50%, I’m surprised (skeptical even!) that it’s not closer to 50%.

vxNsr 3y ago

But who is that 25%? iPhone users have money. I’m sure there is some significant overlap between iMessage and WhatsApp users (I know I and everyone I know use(s) both). But if you threaten politicians with losing their blue bubbles they’re gonna fall in line.

XajniN 3y ago
No one in Europe cares about the blue bubbles. I prefer iMessage over the other messengers, but I still haven’t met anyone who cares. A lot of people don’t even know why the bubbles are sometimes green.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  Yet, the EU have their panties in a knot about having it be interoperable…
joshuaissac 3y ago
> But if you threaten politicians with losing their blue bubbles they’re gonna fall in line. This is not a thing outside the United States, and I doubt that most British politicians are even aware of 'blue bubbles'. For example, the recent controversy regarding the release of Covid-related government communications was centred on WhatsApp, with no reference to other platforms like iMessage. https://news.sky.com/story/politicians-are-drawn-to-whatsapp-and-it-threatens-us-ever-knowing-the-whole-truth-12894737 https://news.sky.com/story/politicians-are-drawn-to-whatsapp...