> That's population not wealth... I'd argue that the "wealth" (aka "valuation") of many US Internet companies is increasingly dependent on a larger user base i

> That's population not wealth... I'd argue that the "wealth" (aka "valuation") of many US Internet companies is increasingly dependent on a larger user base instead of a richer one. Facebook paying $16B to acquire Whatsapp (and its 450M decidedly non-wealthy users) comes to mind.