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Re:Introducing Apple Invites, a new app that brings people t... by thegeomaster on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @08:39AM (#42948313)
Viber is alive and well nowadays and is the dominant messaging app in quite a few geographies. Given that Facebook Messenger seems to also have about the same MAU as WhatsApp (and seems to be dominant in the US), I don't think you can say any one of those "won".
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Re:Introducing Apple Invites, a new app that brings people t... by basisword on Thursday February 06, 2025 @06:35AM (#42961402)
>> Viber is alive and well nowadays and is the dominant messaging app in quite a few geographies

Interesting! I haven't heard mention of Viber since around 2011. When I said WhatsApp 'won' I meant that wherever I have been in Europe WhatsApp seems to be in use by people and by businesses. It's almost accepted you'll have an account and used as an alternative to email/phone numbers. I understand global MAU may show a different reality and certain locales may still be dominated by other platforms.

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