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Salaries in the developing world are low, but they're not that low. Average salary in Brazil is $670/m. $10 per year does not seem overly onerous.


Median salary in India (WhatsApp's largest market) is $600-$1500 per year.


that seems like a wide median to me.


Simply because there's no one objective way to calculate that number. How do you define the total labor force? Do you count seasonal workers? Part-time workers? People who are unemployed but otherwise working age?


thanks for the clarification.


If there's cheaper/free alternatives?


$80 a year seems a lot for someone on $65k/y for an SMS replacement.




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