This statistic presents the WhatsApp usage frequency among active users worldwide as of the third quarter of 2016. During the survey period, 58 percent of active users of the mobile messaging app stated that they used it more than once per day.
WhatsApp usage frequency among active users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2016
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Statista. (January 3, 2017). WhatsApp usage frequency among active users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/510423/global-whatsapp-usage-frequency/
Statista. "WhatsApp usage frequency among active users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2016." Chart. January 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/510423/global-whatsapp-usage-frequency/
Statista. (2017). WhatsApp usage frequency among active users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/510423/global-whatsapp-usage-frequency/
Statista. "Whatsapp Usage Frequency among Active Users Worldwide as of 3rd Quarter 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/510423/global-whatsapp-usage-frequency/
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WhatsApp usage frequency among active users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2016 [Graph], Statista, January 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/510423/global-whatsapp-usage-frequency/