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Ask HN: what is business model of snapchat,whatsapp and others?
Assuming none will be acquired in the future.
- gaius 13y agoThey exist only to be acquired, like Youtube.
- phantom_oracle 13y agoWhatsApp charges something like $1 a year I think. Adding that up among 100 million + (or so I've heard) equals a decent turnover. They're also great personal data collectors and location trackers, which can help location-driven data (even if they don't advertise but still collect such data).