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Free messaging. And nowadays free calls- when my brother calls me from Japan he uses WhatsApp. I have no idea how they make money but I'm not complaining. Imag

by Yeul 2y ago

Free messaging. And nowadays free calls- when my brother calls me from Japan he uses WhatsApp. I have no idea how they make money but I'm not complaining. Imagine a time when telcos literally demanded 50 cents for every time you asked "where are you".

KeplerBoy 2y ago
It's meta. They make money from advertising.
- 1317 2y ago
  there are no adverts on whatsapp
  - dirkt 2y ago
    But Facebook collects your interactions, adds them to your (shadow) profile, and sells this marketing data to advertisers.
nitwit005 2y ago
Yep, its popularity basically matches up with places where SMS cost money. It's ended up being a work around the ridiculous telecom billing.