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eMarketer. "Number of WhatsApp users in selected countries worldwide as of June 2021 (in millions)." Chart. October 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289778/countries-with-the-most-facebook-users/
eMarketer. (2021). Number of WhatsApp users in selected countries worldwide as of June 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289778/countries-with-the-most-facebook-users/
eMarketer. "Number of Whatsapp Users in Selected Countries Worldwide as of June 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289778/countries-with-the-most-facebook-users/
eMarketer, Number of WhatsApp users in selected countries worldwide as of June 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289778/countries-with-the-most-facebook-users/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Number of WhatsApp users in selected countries worldwide as of June 2021 (in millions) [Graph], eMarketer, October 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/289778/countries-with-the-most-facebook-users/