BBM records 20million active users on Andriod and IOS in first week

NEW DELHI: Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry said Tuesday that more than 20 million people had downloaded and were actively using BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) on Android and iOS devices.

 The company added that the total number of BBM users worldwide had reached 80 million, a significant rise from the last reported numbers of 55 million. BBM was made available as an app for Android and iOS devices a week ago and the company claimed that more than 10 million had downloaded it within the first day.

During its first week, BBM was the top free overall app in 35 countries in Google Play and in 107 countries in the App Store, and continues to maintain a strong position in key markets such as Canada, the US, the UK, Indonesia and much of the Middle East, to name a few, the company said.
Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President of BBM at BlackBerry said, "From here on out, we will focus on active users of BBM and will no longer focus on simple download numbers."
The company added that in the coming months, BBM Video calling, BBM Voice calling and BBM Channels - a new community building service - will be offered to Android and iPhone users.
This past weekend, BlackBerry was able to remove the virtual line-up so that Android and iPhone users can now immediately download, sign in and start using BBM without having to wait. Customers who had initially downloaded BBM on non-BlackBerry devices had to wait as the company was first clearing pre-registered users.
The company said that every BBM was issued a unique PIN which helps maintain privacy, so users never have to give out their phone number or email address to a new or casual contact.

Congrats to all Andriod and IOS, welcome to the family ,lol, happy pinging.