Yes, in very poor countries, they subsidize the data usage for WhatsApp, so that it’s free to end users. It’s extraordinarily popular in Asia and Africa as a result.
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Is WhatsApp really that popular???
Yes, especially in India. It’s not a surprise that India is Whatsapp’s biggest market.
5 billion downloads on the Play store. Apparently about 1-2 billion of those are not very active. Still huge numbers though.
Yes, in very poor countries, they subsidize the data usage for WhatsApp, so that it’s free to end users. It’s extraordinarily popular in Asia and Africa as a result.