BBM adds 20 million iPhone and Android users in the first week, waitlist removed

BlackBerry has announced that it has added 20 million users since the launch of BBM for iPhone and Android last week. After the initial hiccup in September, BlackBerry finally released its BBM app for iPhone and Android last week. In order to prevent its servers from crashing, BlackBerry had incorporated a virtual wait list. BlackBerry has announced that it has removed the waitlist on Saturday, which means users can now download the app, and start using it immediately rather than trying to use this trick to bypass the waitlist. The BBM app was downloaded 5 million times in the first 8 hours, and has hit the 20 million mark in just one week, which is impressive. With the addition of the 20 million iPhone and Android users, BBM has now crossed 80 million monthly active users. During its first week, BBM was the top free overall app in 35 countries on 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. I was quite surprised by the response to the BBM app. With popular apps such as Whatsapp, I didn’t expect BBM app to do so well. I was also quite impressed at the speed at which the company has rolled out new updates to fix for the iOS 7.0.3 related compatibility issues and issues with the contacts tab & photo sharing. Let me know what you think of the BBM app in the comments. Are you surprised it has crossed the 20 million mark so quickly? [Via BlackBerry blog] Continue reading →

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