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Why is WhatsApp so ubiquitous everywhere BUT North America? (midwest.social)

submitted 1 year ago by jeze64@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I read about WhatsApp and how people can't part with Meta because of it, however no one on my continent uses it. Why is it so popular in the EU and other parts of the world?

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[-] KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The US of still slight more Android than iPhone as well

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