Rakuten: Greek Viber users made 1 billion calls during 2021

TornosNews.gr 28.01.2022 | 11:00
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Rakuten: Greek Viber users made 1 billion calls during 2021The Greek government uses it for public announcements such as information on the pandemic

Users of the Viber call and text messaging app in Greece made 1 billion calls in 2021, Rakuten Viber unveiled on Thursday, ANA reports.

In Greece, more than 90% of smartphones have installed the app, making it the top chat application in the country.

Greeks exceeded a figure of 90 million hours in talk time over the last 12 months, and they also sent 700 text messages per second using the popular cross-platform app. This translates to a 20% rise in call time and a 15% rise in the number of sent text messages. The largest volume of calls and messages were over popular holidays like New Year's Day and St. Valentine's Day.

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