It may seem surprising to you, however, the most used messaging application in the world It is not popular in the United States. Surely you had thought about China or other countries with laws that limit their use, which directly prohibit them in some cases, however, in the USA they do not occur, and it is the will of its users.
But why does this happen? What is the reason for it and how do they talk to each other then? Well, today we are going to discover which are the most used applications in this country, and the reason why WhatsApp is not so interesting for them, even though in Spain you don't know anyone without it.
Why don't they use WhatsApp in the United States?
The first thing to keep in mind is that the number of iPhones compared to Android is logically higher than the world average, because it is the country where they are manufactured, however, if you are thinking that it is due to the use of iMessageyou are wrong, although it is also one of the factors, since even more people use the typical iPhone SMS before WhatsApp. In the United States it is very popular, although in Spain we only have this app to receive advertising messages or account confirmations, there they use it as their default messaging app.
However, it is not the only one, and it is the application par excellence, and the one that everyone uses Facebook Messenger. If someone does not have this app there they would be seen as strange, and they would not know how to locate them, something similar to the fact that in Spain they do not use WhatsApp, therefore, if one day you go to live in America and you do not have this social network, you can now create it, because they will not know how to talk to you otherwise.
In any case, the use of the app that we all use in Spain is growing, although it is an alternative, just like for us to talk to someone on Instagram, however, you will be able to communicate with them through it, even if they call you strange.
As information, In Spain only 3% use iMessageand most of them are foreigners who are precisely used to it. Remember that this app works like WhatsApp, and if the other person has an iPhone you will not be sending an SMS, but rather a normal message, so you do not even need a phone number or SIM card inserted at that moment. Many people use it to send messages with their Apple Watch in a bar where they have WiFi, even if they have not brought their cell phone and their watch does not have a data network, since it would work the same.
And you, are you one of those who believe that iMessage is only for SMS and Messenger to send memes, or do you really use them as a regular messaging application? Leave us a comment about your opinion and experience on this topic, the truth is that I did not know that in the US they used Telegram even more than WhatsApp, although it is true that almost everyone has it installed just in case.
