As of the second quarter of 2022, The United States saw around 45 percent more downloads of the mobile messaging app WhatsApp compared to the previous quarter. Despite WhatsApp being blocked in the country since 2017, China was the second-fastest-growing WhatsApp market, as downloads of the mobile messaging app increased 19.5 percent during the same period. The Philippines ranked third with 17.3 percent quarterly growth.
Regions with the highest growth of WhatsApp downloads from the Apple App Store in 2nd quarter 2022
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Airnow. (August 10, 2022). Regions with the highest growth of WhatsApp downloads from the Apple App Store in 2nd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/307143/growth-of-whatsapp-usage-worldwide/
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Airnow. (2022). Regions with the highest growth of WhatsApp downloads from the Apple App Store in 2nd quarter 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/307143/growth-of-whatsapp-usage-worldwide/
Airnow. "Regions with The Highest Growth of Whatsapp Downloads from The Apple App Store in 2nd Quarter 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/307143/growth-of-whatsapp-usage-worldwide/
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Regions with the highest growth of WhatsApp downloads from the Apple App Store in 2nd quarter 2022 [Graph], Airnow, August 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/307143/growth-of-whatsapp-usage-worldwide/