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WhatsApp Usage in Different Countries
Only in the home country of WhatsApp, the USA, no one seems to use the app. According to a survey by Statista, Germany is one of the countries where the service is most widely used worldwide. -
Cost and Usage in the USA
Is WhatsApp free in USA? Luckily, as long as you’re connected to Wi-Fi, WhatsApp chats will always be free. Also, while you can be charged a fee per text message using your standard cellular service abroad, or be held to a limited amount of texts, your WhatsApp messages operate over your data plan. -
Popular Messaging Apps
As of September 2019, Facebook Messenger was the most popular mobile messenger app in the United States with 106.4 million unique U.S. users. Snapchat ranked second with an audience of almost 45.98 million users. -
WhatsApp User Demographics
WhatsApp is most popular among American internet users aged between 26-35. In fact, 27% of all Americans online between 26-25 years old use WhatsApp. -
Countries Banning WhatsApp
Syria: The country had also banned WhatsApp because of its encryption policy. The government of Syria believed that the enemy can plot against them using WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption policy. Iran: Iran has blocked practically all the possible messaging apps including WhatsApp. -
Cost of WhatsApp Calls
It is important to note that when making a regular voice call, the caller is 100% responsible for the cost of that call. The receiver in most countries does not pay to receive the call. However, this is NOT so with WhatsApp voice calls as the receiver of the call also incurs data charges.
WhatsApp consumes around 740kb per minute over a voice call.