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ramuel | 18 days ago

Is WhatsApp really that common in Russia? I would assume most people just use VK and Telegram.

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mgrviper|18 days ago

It is very common, on par with Telegram. Telegram is also banned as well, everyone is herded to "MAX" messenger, developed by VK ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_(app) )

ramuel|18 days ago

Huh, the more you know. That's pretty interesting. I didnt know Telegram was banned nor the popularity of WhatsApp (and the new app) but I suppose it makes sense with the circumstances going on there. Appreciate it!

jumpocelot|18 days ago

I believe it's quite popular, actually. Data gathered from a leak [1] shows that Russia had the 5th largest share of total WhatsApp users as of 2021.

[1] https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.20252