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Why do most people choose to use WhatsApp over telegram?? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Telegram is just actually superior in terms of features I don't get it.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The popularity of WhatsApp is /why/ WhatsApp is popular. That's just kind of how it works with messaging apps. The only reason anyone has WhatsApp is because someone they wanted or needed to talk to was using WhatsApp.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

the phrase you're looking for is "positive network effects." The large network is a killer feature.