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> "yet another messaging app" Outside of the US, Whatsapp is pretty much _the_ messaging app

by nico 3y ago

wsc981 3y ago
In Thailand (and I believe in Japan as well, maybe also other SEA countries like Malaysia) LINE [0] is number one. And it’s quite nifty as an “everything” app (kinda what Elon wants to do with Twitter/X). ——— [0]: https://line.me/en/ https://line.me/en/
niutech 3y ago
Not everywhere. Telegram is popular in India and Russia. And WeChat is popular in China.
hyperhopper 3y ago
In my experience, in Europe 90% of messaging is through Instagram, Whatsapp use is rare.
- Tijdreiziger 3y ago
  You appear to be living in a very different Europe than me…
- belter 3y ago
  "Global usage of messaging apps and statistics" - https://engage.sinch.com/blog/global-messenger-apps-usage-statistics/ https://engage.sinch.com/blog/global-messenger-apps-usage-st... If you are in a hurry: https://engage.sinch.com/sites/default/files/styles/x_large_hq/public/image/2023-03/worldsmostusedsocialmediaplatformsjanuary2023datareportal.png.webp?itok=yojjfnmS https://engage.sinch.com/sites/default/files/styles/x_large_...
- guraf 3y ago
  You clearly live in a bubble, I've never heard of ig being used for im.
  - ludwik 3y ago
    As a European, I always thought that using Instagram for IM is something that only Americans do...
    - ossusermivami 3y ago
      mostly young people I believe, my nephew classroom are all chatting on instagram while the only friends i know who has instagram group chats are some kind of heavy instagram users like influencers..
- ffgjgf1 3y ago
  It’s 80% FB messenger where I am.
  - fuzztester 3y ago
    This subthread reminds of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant
TacticalCoder 3y ago
> Outside of the US, Whatsapp is pretty much _the_ messaging app In Europe Telegram is huge. 1 billion Telegram users in the world, with 700 MAU (and there are already some countries where Telegram is the most used messenger). I refuse to use WhatsApp (and don't have FB). Most of my friends and family are on Telegram. Many have both and use both interchangeably.

> "yet another messaging app" Outside of the US, Whatsapp is pretty much _the_ messaging app

by nico 3y ago

> "yet another messaging app" Outside of the US, Whatsapp is pretty much _the_ messaging app

In Thailand (and I believe in Japan as well, maybe also other SEA countries like Malaysia) LINE [0] is number one. And it’s quite nifty as an “everything” app (kinda what Elon wants to do with Twitter/X). ——— [0]: https://line.me/en/ https://line.me/en/

niutech 3y ago

Not everywhere. Telegram is popular in India and Russia. And WeChat is popular in China.

hyperhopper 3y ago

In my experience, in Europe 90% of messaging is through Instagram, Whatsapp use is rare.

Tijdreiziger 3y ago
You appear to be living in a very different Europe than me…
belter 3y ago
"Global usage of messaging apps and statistics" - https://engage.sinch.com/blog/global-messenger-apps-usage-statistics/ https://engage.sinch.com/blog/global-messenger-apps-usage-st... If you are in a hurry: https://engage.sinch.com/sites/default/files/styles/x_large_hq/public/image/2023-03/worldsmostusedsocialmediaplatformsjanuary2023datareportal.png.webp?itok=yojjfnmS https://engage.sinch.com/sites/default/files/styles/x_large_...
guraf 3y ago
You clearly live in a bubble, I've never heard of ig being used for im.
- ludwik 3y ago
  As a European, I always thought that using Instagram for IM is something that only Americans do...
  - ossusermivami 3y ago
    mostly young people I believe, my nephew classroom are all chatting on instagram while the only friends i know who has instagram group chats are some kind of heavy instagram users like influencers..
ffgjgf1 3y ago
It’s 80% FB messenger where I am.
- fuzztester 3y ago
  This subthread reminds of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant

TacticalCoder 3y ago

> Outside of the US, Whatsapp is pretty much _the_ messaging app In Europe Telegram is huge. 1 billion Telegram users in the world, with 700 MAU (and there are already some countries where Telegram is the most used messenger). I refuse to use WhatsApp (and don't have FB). Most of my friends and family are on Telegram. Many have both and use both interchangeably.