[kictanet] Whatsapp Users in Kenya; Total No?

[Baiju Shah]

@Ali, well done! For teaching your grandma to use technology.




> On 25 May 2016, at 23:05, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> A good way to estimate is get the CA or KNBS data of their estimate on
> smartphones in Kenya. I would make a bet that around 80% of those are
> on Whatsapp
> 
>> On 25/05/2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> Those are very possible numbers considering even my grandma is on our family
>> whatsapp group..:-)
>> 
>> Ali Hussein
>> Principal
>> Hussein & Associates
>> +254 0713 601113
>> 
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> 
>> 
>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what
>> no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On 25 May 2016, at 8:12 PM, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet
>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The CEO of Ongair estimated today at #WhatsNextMedia that there more than
>>> 8m people on Whatsapp
>>> 
>>> Sidney
>>> 
>>> Touched not typed from my Infinix Z3
>>> 
>>>> On 25 May 2016 7:14 pm, "Ebele Okobi via kictanet"
>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>> Unfortunately, we don't have public by country numbers-apologies!
>>>> 
>>>> Ebele Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa
>>>> m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315
>>>> 10 Brock Street | London | NW1 3FG
>>>> ebeleokobi at fb.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On May 25, 2016, at 4:26 PM, Ebele Okobi via kictanet
>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Apologies for the delay-far too much travel.
>>>>> I’m not sure if we have public figures for WhatsApp by country-I’ll
>>>>> inquire internally and revert.
>>>>> Best, Ebele
>>>>> <6F096681-9A34-452C-A5CD-1D0E4C64A463[6].png>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ebele Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa
>>>>> 
>>>>> m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2 Stephen St | London | W1T 1AN
>>>>> 
>>>>> ebeleokobi at fb.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ebeleokobi=fb.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>>> on behalf of Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet
>>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>>> Reply-To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>>>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>>> Date: Monday, May 16, 2016 at 4:59 PM
>>>>> To: Ebele Okobi <ebeleokobi at fb.com>
>>>>> Cc: Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi at at.co.ke>
>>>>> Subject: [kictanet] Whatsapp Users in Kenya; Total No?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello Listers,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is there any study, research or commentary that indicates the No of
>>>>> Whatsapp users in Kenya (i.e registered to a .KE no)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Waithaka Ngigi
>>>>> Alliance Technologies
>>>>> www.at.co.ke
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