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WhatsApp is also really strong here in Germany and other parts of Europe. More of my friends are on WhatsApp than Facebook (only very few more though).

danieldk 13y ago
Also in the Netherlands. E.g. in June 2013, 75% of the smartphone users used WhatsApp daily. Moreover, more than three quarter of the Dutch citizens has a smartphone. So, WhatsApp is definitely used in high-profit markets as well. Source: http://www.nu.nl/tech/3506473/whatsapp-heeft-kwart-miljard-actieve-gebruikers.html http://www.nu.nl/tech/3506473/whatsapp-heeft-kwart-miljard-a...
sschueller 13y ago
These numbers are going to drop significantly now. Everyone I talk to is unhappy about the acquisition and will switch to something else like telegram.
- enewcomer 13y ago
  Unless everybody switches, few will switch. Network effects also create some pretty powerful stickiness.
- krisgenre 13y ago
  Unless Facebook actually puts their logo on WhatsApp, hardly anyone would notice. The tech community is minuscule compared to the large number of non-tech people using WhatsApp.
- ville 13y ago
  I'd say more than 99.9% of WhatsApp users haven't heard of Telegram. WhatsApp users are mostly not early adopters like you and your friends. They are ordinary people, because WhatsApp is is a simple communication tool targeted to everyone. And that's why they keep doubling their user base.
- Jare 13y ago
  The uproar in Spain about WhatsApp switching to $1 per year was huge, noisy and... emphemeral. Line got a lot of new signups for a few weeks, but the only person I know that still considers using Line today didn't even have WhatsApp back then (but, like everyone else, does have it now).
pjmlp 13y ago
I live in Germany and must be a very poor soul as I only know one person with WhatsApp and dozens with Viber.
- eru 13y ago
  My (German) mom just asked about WhatsApp. So it must be mainstream.
  - pjmlp 13y ago
    Most likely because it is showing on the news everywhere?
    - eru 13y ago
      Could be. I haven't been in Germany for 4 years now.
Kurtz79 13y ago
In Spain and Italy "sending a Whatsapp" is almost as idiomatic as "Googling something". It has basically replaced texting. Even my mom use it, which for me it's the definition of "wildly popular".

danieldk 13y ago

Also in the Netherlands. E.g. in June 2013, 75% of the smartphone users used WhatsApp daily. Moreover, more than three quarter of the Dutch citizens has a smartphone. So, WhatsApp is definitely used in high-profit markets as well. Source: http://www.nu.nl/tech/3506473/whatsapp-heeft-kwart-miljard-actieve-gebruikers.html http://www.nu.nl/tech/3506473/whatsapp-heeft-kwart-miljard-a...

sschueller 13y ago

These numbers are going to drop significantly now. Everyone I talk to is unhappy about the acquisition and will switch to something else like telegram.

enewcomer 13y ago
Unless everybody switches, few will switch. Network effects also create some pretty powerful stickiness.
krisgenre 13y ago
Unless Facebook actually puts their logo on WhatsApp, hardly anyone would notice. The tech community is minuscule compared to the large number of non-tech people using WhatsApp.
ville 13y ago
I'd say more than 99.9% of WhatsApp users haven't heard of Telegram. WhatsApp users are mostly not early adopters like you and your friends. They are ordinary people, because WhatsApp is is a simple communication tool targeted to everyone. And that's why they keep doubling their user base.
Jare 13y ago
The uproar in Spain about WhatsApp switching to $1 per year was huge, noisy and... emphemeral. Line got a lot of new signups for a few weeks, but the only person I know that still considers using Line today didn't even have WhatsApp back then (but, like everyone else, does have it now).

pjmlp 13y ago

I live in Germany and must be a very poor soul as I only know one person with WhatsApp and dozens with Viber.

eru 13y ago
My (German) mom just asked about WhatsApp. So it must be mainstream.
- pjmlp 13y ago
  Most likely because it is showing on the news everywhere?
  - eru 13y ago
    Could be. I haven't been in Germany for 4 years now.

Kurtz79 13y ago

In Spain and Italy "sending a Whatsapp" is almost as idiomatic as "Googling something". It has basically replaced texting. Even my mom use it, which for me it's the definition of "wildly popular".