![]() ![]() But this year's decline marks a surprising downturn for mobile. Mobile gaming has typically offset the losses in console and PC gaming and has been the largest and fastest-growing sector in the industry for years. But Meta and Russia are not on good terms - especially after Russia labeled the company an "extremist" organization - so perhaps WhatsApp users can read the writing on the wall. ![]() Facebook and Instagram are currently banned in Russia, although WhatsApp is still operational. Megafon linked Telegram's rising popularity to restrictions on other platforms. Megafon also found that the average Telegram user in the country is consuming more data a day than a WhatsApp user. ![]() On the other hand, Meta-owned WhatsApp's share of traffic fell to 32% from 48% last month. The organization found that Telegram's share of mobile internet traffic in Russia rose to 63% in the first two weeks of March, up from 48% in the first couple weeks of February. And now, the platform is a more popular messaging service than WhatsApp, according to Russian telecom operator Megafon. Telegram has become an increasingly popular destination for Russian civilians and Russian-language news channels to communicate and spread information about the war. ![]()
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