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I'm particularly surprised about seeing Snapchat with twice the valuation of Whatsapp. Here in Amsterdam, Whatsapp seems to have close to 100% market penetration (i.e. almost all smartphone users use whatsapp), yet I've never heard anyone about snapchat here.

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This too is the future: no apps will be global, but multiple fairly similar apps will carve out geographic niches, some larger than others. I can't really say which app should be valued more, but I would tend to think the one with the American teen audience will have more monetization opportunities (more disposable income and less discernment--or susceptibility to adverts).

Similarly, in Taiwan Line has completely taken over from WhatsApp. Snapchat has no presence at all.

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