When Facebook bought WhatsApp, either Facebook or WhatsApp was the top social network in just about every country. It was a critical purchase for Facebook that

When Facebook bought WhatsApp, either Facebook or WhatsApp was the top social network in just about every country. It was a critical purchase for Facebook that locked out competitors globally for years. I can’t find the map now; if anyone knows what I’m talking about I hope they can share it. Free or cheap texting hamstrung WhatsApp’s growth in some countries like the US. It was better in countries where cell plans were expensive because data didn’t meter per communication like SMS and WhatsApp was efficient. WhatsApp isn’t an everything app like WeChat.