WhatsApp Usage During COVID-19 Increases 40%
Application chat and share the message of a million people today, WhatsApp, undeniably is an application that not only continues to be popular but is also a very vital application. Especially during the current COVID-19 quarantine.
It is said so because of the fact that many people (including us) prefer to socialize / chat through this app now.
Of course, this aims to get rid of fatigue or boredom.joint which exists. As a result, it’s not surprising that recently reported if WhatsApp experienced an increase in the number of users by up to 40%.
An insane amount of increase
More specifically, as reported by the source, from a survey conducted from March 14-24 2022 on 25,000 users in 30 different country markets. Experienced 40% increase WhatsApp This, is the most significant improvement in the history of this application.
If you break it down in more detail: In the early days of the pandemic, the increase increased by 27%, entering the middle of 41%, and as much as 51% in countries with the highest transmission rates.
Spain Has Biggest Increase
And one of the countries experiencing severe transmission rates which as a result, also has a significant increase in use WhatsApp that, is Spain.
In more detail, when this article was written, the number of increasing WA usage in Latin countries was 76%. And based on studies conducted, the big increase occurred in users with an age range between 18-34 years.
Facebook Is Also Experiencing A Similar Thing
But the fact is that WA is not the only one that has experienced this significant increase. The social media of a million people, Facebook, also experienced the same thing.
And the biggest increase, according to the source of the same report, was in the country often considered the carrier of the COVID-19 outbreak, China. The number of FB users in China increased by 37%.
While the remaining 58% increase occurred on their local social media such as: Weibo. In Indonesia, although the exact number is not known, the number of users is undeniable WhatsApp and Facebook also increased sharply. And it’s really really hard.
Now, what do you think about this news? guys?
