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  "title": "WhatsApp Statistics 2026: Users, US Adoption, Spain, Teens and Revenue",
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      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/whatsapp-statistics/#stat-wa-pew-dem"
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      "id": "wa-cnmc-2024",
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      "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/cnmc/panel-hogares-q4-2025-2026-11-11.csv",
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      "source_published": "22 May 2026",
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      "id": "wa-dsa-channels-2023",
      "sentence": "WhatsApp Channels had about 31 million average monthly active recipients in the EU from launch to December 2023, according to WhatsApp.",
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      "source_title": "Digital Services Act: WhatsApp Channels average monthly active recipients in the EU (launch to December 2023)",
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      "source_title": "Digital Services Act: WhatsApp Channels average monthly active recipients in the EU (January to June 2024)",
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      "publisher": "WhatsApp",
      "source_title": "Digital Services Act: WhatsApp Channels average monthly active recipients in the EU (January to June 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/dsa-reporting/future-states",
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      "verified_on": "2026-11-11",
      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/whatsapp-statistics/#stat-wa-calc-channels-growth"
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      "sentence": "WhatsApp Channels reached the threshold of at least 45 million EU users in 2026, when it was designated a Very Large Online Platform, according to the European Commission.",
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      "source_type": "Official",
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      "source_published": "26 January 2026",
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      "sentence": "The 45 million EU user threshold WhatsApp Channels reached by 2026 is 13.4% above its reported first-half 2024 audience, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from European Commission and WhatsApp data.",
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      "source_title": "Commission designates WhatsApp as Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act",
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      "sentence": "24% of US teens aged 13 to 17 said they use WhatsApp in 2025, according to Pew Research Center.",
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      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/",
      "source_published": "9 December 2025",
      "archive_url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20261108103914/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/",
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      "source_title": "Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/",
      "source_published": "9 December 2025",
      "archive_url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20261108103914/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/",
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      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/whatsapp-statistics/#stat-wa-pew-teens-2022"
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      "source_published": "9 December 2025",
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      "sample": "Online survey of 1,458 US teens aged 13 to 17, 25 September to 9 October 2025, through Ipsos.",
      "method": "24% (2025) - 17% (2022) = 7 points. 7 / 17 = 41% relative rise.",
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      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/whatsapp-statistics/#stat-wa-calc-teens-growth"
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      "sentence": "5% of US adults said they regularly get news on WhatsApp in 2026, according to Pew Research Center.",
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      "source_title": "Social Media and News Fact Sheet",
      "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet/",
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      "verified_on": "2026-11-11",
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      "verified_on": "2026-11-11",
      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/whatsapp-statistics/#stat-wa-pew-news-hispanic"
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      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/whatsapp-statistics/#stat-wa-calc-news-rank"
    },
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      "id": "wa-other-rev-q3-2026",
      "sentence": "Meta's Family of Apps other revenue, led by WhatsApp paid messaging, was $1,097 million in the third quarter of 2026, according to Meta Platforms.",
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      "place": "Worldwide",
      "data_year": "2026",
      "source_type": "Filing",
      "publisher": "Meta Platforms",
      "source_title": "Meta Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)",
      "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026066700/meta-09302026xexhibit991.htm",
      "source_published": "October 2026",
      "archive_url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20261108061321/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026066700/meta-09302026xexhibit991.htm",
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      "method": "",
      "verified_on": "2026-11-11",
      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/whatsapp-statistics/#stat-wa-other-rev-q3-2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "wa-other-rev-growth-q3-2026",
      "sentence": "Meta's Family of Apps other revenue grew 59% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, driven primarily by WhatsApp paid messaging, according to Meta Platforms.",
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      "place": "Worldwide",
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      "source_type": "Filing",
      "publisher": "Meta Platforms",
      "source_title": "Third Quarter 2026 Results Conference Call (transcript)",
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    },
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      "data_year": "2026",
      "source_type": "Our analysis",
      "publisher": "Meta Platforms",
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