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> There is no metric by which Whatsapp is worth 19B, except for the fact that Facebook can spend that much money. Any attempt to monetize those users will resul
by PublicEnemy111 12y ago
> There is no metric by which Whatsapp is worth 19B, except for the fact that Facebook can spend that much money. Any attempt to monetize those users will result in decreased users.
I hate to pick on you, but anyone who says WhatsApp is not worth $19 bil has not seen the Chinese version of WhatsApp, WeChat. WeChat is a combination of WhatsApp and Facebook. Everyone in China uses WeChat as messenger and as a pseudo-Facebook. The risk of WhatsApp becoming the WeChat for the rest of the world was a HUGE risk for Facebook. It has a very strong hold in the middle east and was gaining a ton of traction every where else. WeChat is a less-invasive version of Facebook that many people would gladly flock to.