I think the parent put regional in double quotes for a reason, he&#x2F;she just meant to say that it was more popular in certain part of the world than other and it&#x27;s 100% right: It used to have 100 million users and was #1 in 11 countries[1]. Back in 2003 this is quite impressive!<p>Bashing on &#x27;iOS users from the bay area&#x27; makes no sense, the parent also implies in his post that he is from Europe.<p>And as a non-iOS user, not from the bay area, I have rarely see people using WhatsApp, neither in Europe, nor in the US. The only few people I&#x27;ve seen using it is foreigners who want to stay in contact with relatives&#x2F;friends in an country where WhatsApp is popular.<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.microsoft.com&#x2F;2003&#x2F;05&#x2F;12&#x2F;100-million-customers-and-counting-msn-messenger-extends-worldwide-lead-among-instant-messaging-providers&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.microsoft.com&#x2F;2003&#x2F;05&#x2F;12&#x2F;100-million-customers-a...</a>