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08-28-2013, 06:00 PM
The new App Annie statisticslending devicefrom July show how volatile the global messaging app market is. In just one month, WeChat has soared from No.17 to No.4 on the iOS download chart for non-game apps. No other messaging apps made the top-10 download chart in July. Somewhat shockingly, WeChat has now passed both Instagram and Snapchat in global popularity. It is fascinating that WeChat’s popularity exploded just ahead of BlackBerry Messenger’s upcoming availability for Android and iOS devices… and exactly in markets that BlackBerry depends on. At the moment, WeChatlending deviceis a top-5 app in BBM cornerstone markets like Nigeria and South Africa. It is also a top-10 app in Malaysia and top-20 app in UAE, Philippines and Brazil, all important countries
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