Published January 21, 2021, 4:57 PM
Viber, one of the world’s leading apps for free and easy communication, has recorded an overall increase in app usage across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region in 2020, with the Philippines posting a robust 24 percent increase in users.
In a statement, Viber said that in the Asia Pacific region, the app ended the year with a 421% growth of users in December 2020. In the same period, Viber also recorded 509% growth in messages sent and a massive surge in messages sent to groups. Viber’s Communities Feature experienced the most robust growth in terms of Community Messages Sent. These 2020 growth numbers were based on the data recorded in the same period in 2019.
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Viber, the cross-platform VoIP & instant messaging service, celebrates its 10th anniversary of connecting people across the globe. Despite occasional hacks and data breaches, Viber has become extremely popular in some parts of the world i.e. Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Vietnam etc.
Viber started in 2010 with the goal of offering an alternative medium of communication, providing free calls to international mobile users. It has evolved since then by offering a suite of features like messaging, group chats, audio and video calls, communities, and chatbots. The Israeli venture was later acquired by the Japanese internet giant, Rakuten Inc.