Raise your hand if you use Snapchat. Everyone has heard of this app of course. Launched in 2011, it is so popular that it has more than 2 billion photos and videos uploaded to its servers every day. With this, we bring to you some amazing facts about Snapchat.
Users and usage
Are you a robot?
With user traffic around 200 million, the users of Snapchat are 3 times that of the whole United Kingdom.While 70% of its users are female and only 30% are male, over 71% are teenagers.
Facebook tried to buy Snapchat
$3 billion? And he still rejects?
In 2013, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly proposed an offer to buy Snapchat for a whopping $3 billion, though the Co-Founders of Snapchat – Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy rejected this offer.
Snapchat’s original name, Picaboo
Thank god they changed
Snapchat was first launched in the living room of Evan Spiegel’s father in 2011. And it was originally named Picaboo before being renamed to Snapchat.
Most sent pictures – Drinks
Cheers!!!
While you would think that the most shared pictures on Snapchat would be someone showing off their abs or biceps, it is not. According to a survey, more than 76% of Snapchat’s users actually share images of the drinks they are about to drink.
Sharing your perfect Image
Let’s take a selfie
Just click a picture and send it on Snapchat, as easy as it would sound right? Well, it’s actually not! According to a recent survey, around 65% of users retake their selfies before sending it on Snapchat.
Author’s Name – Tushar Nayyar
